Another factor helping automakers is that federal standards apply differently to different sizes of passenger vehicles — bigger vehicles comply with weaker standards compared to smaller vehicles in any given year. (scientificamerican.com)
But, of course, this does not imply that we should move toward weaker standards. (educationnext.org)
Fast forward to late 2017 when the second generation directly addressed two previous major problem areas: tight passenger space and weak standard content. (autoguide.com)