SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in EU every two years, says report

New cars have become so bloated that half of them are too wide to fit in parking spaces designed to the minimum on-street standards in many countries, a report found. 

New cars in Europe have grown 1cm wider every two years, driven by large luxury SUVs whose sales show no sign of slowing, according to a new analysis.

Transport and Environment (T&E), the campaign group and author of the report, claimed that the trend will continue due to the rising sales of SUVs — unless lawmakers take action.