We often see foreigners driving a pickup truck with a big dog to the wild outing in American dramas, and pickup trucks are not only a means of transportation for foreigners, but more like an attitude to life. Pickups not only have excellent ride space, but also excellent off-road performance, which is why Americans love pickup trucks. Although pickup trucks are very popular abroad, few people buy them in China. Next, Xiaobian will explain it to you in detail.
American consumers have a fondness for pickup trucks, and the top models in the US vehicle sales list are pickup trucks. Friends who have been to the United States should have seen a lot of pickup trucks on the road. So why do Americans have a penchant for pickup trucks?
This has a lot to do with the demand for cars in the United States. U.S. urban areas are much smaller than mainland urban areas, so most Americans live in suburbs far from urban areas. This means that many things need to be self-reliant, such as renovations, building gardens, etc. To accomplish these tasks, you need to carry your own things, and the trunk of the pickup truck is perfect for contracting these sundries. But in China, if you really need to carry something, you can call someone else to carry it, so you don't need a pickup truck.
Secondly, whether pickup trucks can be eaten in China is also related to the relevant policies of the mainland, and the mainland's "Terms and Definitions of Automobile and Trailer Types" does not make a clear definition of pickup trucks, and the closest model to pickup trucks is "multi-purpose trucks". Therefore, pickup trucks in the mainland have always been produced and managed according to multi-purpose trucks, which leads to many restrictions on pickup trucks when they are used, such as lane restrictions on high speeds and so on.
Although the mainland has tried to relax restrictions on pickup trucks in recent years, it has not been officially implemented, so most consumers will not choose pickup trucks when buying a car.
In addition Chinese the reason why they don't like pickup trucks is because most consumers pay more attention to the brand when buying a car, and they can drive out to show off after buying. Although pickup trucks are also expensive, in the eyes of most people, pickup trucks are like a truck with a bucket in the back. At a glance, it is a "tool car" identity, obviously no high-end car looks grand. Americans pay more attention to the practicality of cars when they buy cars, so they prefer pickup trucks.
Although the pickup truck has excellent riding space and excellent off-road performance, the pickup truck is difficult to drive on the city road due to its large body. Especially when going to the countryside with narrow roads, it is difficult for pickup trucks to pass through those roads. Secondly, some older pickup truck environmental protection devices are not good, so there are more polluting exhaust gases emitted. In addition, most pickup trucks do not have the original cargo box lid and need to be installed, which is also more troublesome. Moreover, the pickup truck body is relatively high, so it is easier to roll over when cornering. Therefore, everyone must consider it clearly when buying a pickup truck.