It's not just supply and demand. Car buyers got pushed into bigger, pricier vehicles
Canadians are buying more SUVs and trucks than ever, despite their higher costs and growing concerns about affordability and emissions. Here's a closer look at how government policies and automakers' strategies pushed consumers toward bigger, pricier vehicles.
![It's not just supply and demand. Car buyers got pushed into bigger, pricier vehicles](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7242979.1718994683!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/suv-lead-image.jpg)
![Around 2015, SUVs and trucks for the first time outsold sedans in the U.S. and Canada. Since then, many manufacturers have phased out smaller vehicles. Graphic with an SUV spewing exhaust at other vehicles behind it as it comes toward you](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7242979.1718994683!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/suv-lead-image.jpg)
Canadians are buying more SUVs and trucks than ever, despite their higher costs and growing concerns about affordability and emissions. Here's a closer look at how government policies and automakers' strategies pushed consumers toward bigger, pricier vehicles.