They didn't say these vehicles get in fewer crashes, just that the occupants tend to die more.

To me, thats pretty obviously because big cars come out on top when colliding with smaller or equally sized cars than smaller cars on the same playing field. And that isn't to say bigger cars are a good thing, it's simply a consequence of the automotove industry arms race for larger, wider vehicles. One that is very difficult to walk back on now that those large vehicles are so prevalent. There are stats in there about luxury vehicles, but note that the ones appearing on the lowest list are all midsize or larger (anecdotally, midsize luxury cars seem huge to me vs equivalent vehicles from 30 years ago, but I don't have evidence to support that)

In other words, all that blood is on the auto industry, not poor people.

That's a preposterous claim. I suggest looking at the large number of far more expensive vehicles that rank above the Altima in the "Highest rates of other-driver deaths" table.

I suspect that what you’re seeing is more of an age effect: young men tend to be aggressive drivers, including the rich ones, and by the time they’ve matured into better drivers they are also likely to be better off.

One other confound to consider is safety features: more expensive vehicles tend to have features which can prevent or reduce fatalities no matter who is driving.