Walking in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

Can't really blame the car companies for not making sedans when people don't want to buy them. If people wanted them, there would be many more sedans available. Car companies don't really care what body shape they sell, as long as they sell (profitable) cars.

Then it’s just a coincidence that the only cars they are selling these days are higher margin monstrosities, spurred along by “consumer choice” in the highway mad max arms race.

It's not coincidence. But don't confuse correlation with causation.

If you look at the sales data by model (a lot can be found with the right search phrases) you'll see that the sedan sales, from Taurus and Impala to Corolla and Jetta have been in a steady decline for a decade or so, which is why many of those are not being replaced. (Jetta and Corolla still exist as the cost-conscious sedans still have more demand than the large ones.)

That said, many of the smaller SUVs/crossovers are really just slightly taller hatchbacks/wagons with "tougher" styling. But it seems that this what most people (not including me, though) are looking for.