Chelsea tractors: Are car advertisers pushing city dwellers to buy carbon intensive SUVs?

Cecilia Keating
clock • 5 min read

Fresh analysis suggests 'Chelsea tractor' stereotype holds true with gas-guzzling SUV sales largely concentrated in UK towns and cities

The UK's advertising industry has been accused of pushing "persuasive and dishonest messaging" that encourages city and town dwellers to buy large, carbon-intensive cars they do not need, following fresh...

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