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Hatchbacks cost more
by acover 8y ago
Hatchbacks cost more
- iainmerrick 8y agoI was going to say you’re wrong, but apparently in the US you’re right! Very strange. I think that is a US-specific thing. For some reason US customers prefer sedans (maybe some of the reasons given by other commenters) and that has probably skewed the market a bit (e.g. hatchbacks are only sold at higher trim levels since they’re marketed as a niche product). Edit to add: and maybe there’s a feedback effect too? Hatchbacks are more expensive because they’re less popular, so then they’re less popular because they’re more expensive.
- com2kid 8y ago> I was going to say you’re wrong, but apparently in the US you’re right! Very strange. Depends on brand. Kia charges the same either way.
- gnicholas 8y agoI think you're right about the feedback effect. Imagine the tooling needed to make all the parts, and then spreading that tooling cost across either 10x vehicles or 30x vehicles. Lower-volume vehicles are more expensive, all things equal.