Small cars are being discontinued: Why GM, Ford, Toyota have given up on subcompact cars – By Nathan Bomey (USA Today) / July 17 2020
Subcompact cars are heading for the compactor.
After years of declining sales of passenger cars, several automakers have recently decided to give up on the subcompact body style as SUVs increasingly win over Americans.
General Motors last week became the latest company to discontinue a subcompact car, saying it would end production of the Chevrolet Sonic in October. The Sonic went from a fuel-efficient, youthful symbol of GM’s comeback in the aftermath of the company’s 2009 government-funded bankruptcy to mostly forgotten in an era of surging SUV sales.
Put simply, most Americans are no longer willing to squeeze into small cars despite their affordability and fuel efficiency.
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