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I think of that as rubber hose policy. Beat down hapless working class people who have zero power and pretend some good will come of it.

Do "hapless working class people" buy many SUVs and pickup trucks in France?

French here.

Yes. There are many "cheap" ones, such as Dacia Duster. I see plenty of them everyday.

Not only that, hapless working people buying very high horsepower trucks!

Edit: the Dacia Duster of sibling comment is about 6"CV": https://www.neowebcar.com/puissance-fiscale/dacia/duster/dci , which puts it in the €3125 band.