I don't understand how discontinuing (eg) Honda Fit or Mitsubishi Mirage would have helped manufacturers meet CAFE standards. I think they in fact were not selling very well. I get how light trucks have different standards so they like to produce them, but wasn't every (eg) Honda Fit or Mitsubishi Mirage sold an aid to meeting CAFE standards too? (The profit margin isn't as good though, true). I don't have them in front of me now, but I think I did see sales figures that were a downward curve for those models though. What am I missing?

It also looks like, for better or worse, CAFE compliance penalties were eliminated in the "one big beautiful bill" act? So the changes you advocate have been made? (And applies retroactiely to model years 2022 and above). So we'll see if small cars come back as a result, I guess? https://news.sustainability-directory.com/policy/congress-el...