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REPORT: Consumers increasingly shying away from small cars; owners unhappy

When gas prices spiked above $4 per gallon in the summer of 2008, car buyers appeared to find their small car zen. Toyota Corollas, Honda Fits and Civics, Chevrolet Cobalts and Ford Focuses were flying off dealer shelves at a fevered pace, while truck buying dropped through the floor. Fast-forward to present day and car buyers are once again picking bigger vehicles while many of last year's "smart" small car buyers may be experiencing a bit of buyer's remorse. A closer look at the current sales charts shows that Americans may not be too ... Read more →

Chrysler's deal with Chery on hold Michael Harley

It may be time to stop holding your breath. The planned deal between Chrysler LLC and the Chery Automobile Company to bring a Chrysler-badged Chery to our shores seems to be completely over... no, ...

Paris 2008: Chevrolet Cruze meets an eager Europe Jonathon Ramsey

The Chevrolet Cruze is three kinds of car: small, American and important. And with the state of General Motors, it isn't even the individual words that mean the most: it's whether The General can ...

Ford: We can make money on small cars! Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Euro Ford Focus For years, enthusiasts have been clamoring for Euro-only Blue Oval models to be sold in American dealerships. This dream is finally coming ...

Honda considering offering JDM models in the U.S. Chris Shunk

Much attention has been paid to Ford's decision to bring six Euro Fords over to the States, but the Blue Oval isn't the only automaker that has good looking, fuel efficient vehicles overseas. Honda ...

Nardelli: New fuel efficient model might be out next year 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge Hornet concept Besides the introduction of the Dodge Challenger, there has been very little good news coming out of Chrysler lately. Sales are down 22% for the year due to a lineup that's still heavy on trucks and SUVs, but there may be some help on the ...

GM's Plan: Small cars making a big profit 1 year ago on Autoblog

GM currently owns about 13% of the small car market. With demand for small vehicles increasing with the price of black gold, GM is out to increase that market share. Nevertheless, even if it doesn't increase its share, it plans to make more money off of each small car sold. How? By raising the ...

Die, Die, Die! - Things that should be euthanized in 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog

(Ed. - The views expressed in this post are those of Dan Roth and not Autoblog in general. Dan asked if he could channel the grumpy old man inside of him, and for better or worse, we took off his leash.) Our morning commute often gives us time to contemplate our navels, as the traffic engineers ...

Saturn's version of Opel Astra to hit next year; Ion gets stay of execution 3 years ago on Autoblog

Saturn's new small car, a version of the well-regarded Opel Astra, should be hitting the shores of North American sometime a bit beyond the middle of 2007. This will replace the not-so-well-regarded Ion, which is now scheduled to be produced through March of 2007 - three months longer than ...

Will the American market's new small cars resonate with young buyers? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Continued gas price hikes have intensified media coverage on subcompacts like the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and upcoming Nissan Versa. Bloomberg's Doron Levin, though, questions if young Americans will truly embrace the 'Small is Beautiful' trend. He points out that today's young people don't ...

Mazda to join compact car craze? 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Jiji Press reported that Mazda president Hisakazu Imaki was quoted on saying that compact cars are necessary in the long term because of rising fuel prices. Thus there is increased speculation that the automaker, well-known for its sportier cars, could bring its compact vehicles such as the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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