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Tax breaks for huge US-style utes cost Australians over $250m in foregone revenue in 2023
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this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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It's a bummer smaller, Aussie utes aren't a thing anymore after Holden was killed and Ford axed all their AUDM cars. If you want a ute in 2025 it's pretty much gonna be big either way; of course those US shitmobiles are the biggest by far but still.
You shouldn't be able to import those big US tractors in the first place IMO, or at least not without paying a hefty tax on them.
Yeah my cousin had a new big truck for work and I thought it was an F150 or whatever, but it's some Chinese car, which is still like 25% smaller than an F150.
Most of these cars simply should not be legal. It would make sense if they could carry more than old utes but they carry less, and do it less efficiently. It's like the fossil fuel industry is manufacturing cars to consume more fuel. There needs to be a carbon tax and similar to prevent this type of obscene waste.
It's hilarious that you can see US youtubers, Eg, Tavarish salivate over the old Aussie utes.
And some of them import them lol
Hell, we used to have compact pickups. Chevy S-10, Ford Ranger, Dodge Dakota, not to mention similar sized offerings from Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, and Isuzu. They were very popular with consumers, but what the people want means nothing to the companies trying to squeeze every drop of blood they can from the turnip of society. The used market for small pickup trucks is crazy. $8000 asking price for a beat up 1987 S-10 is common and reprehensible.