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The Domestic brands purposely ceded the small car market years ago. They got out of that segment completely. They focus on Crossovers, SUV, and Trucks and do qu

The Domestic brands purposely ceded the small car market years ago. They got out of that segment completely. They focus on Crossovers, SUV, and Trucks and do quite well there. If anything the Japanese and Koreans will have trouble since they are still in that segment and sell a lot of small cars in the US. Are you even American? This has been common on the ground knowledge for years. The Chevy Spark was a flop in the US and for good reason. It is an absolutely abysmal car. I could see 100-150 mi small EVs have reasonable sales in some city markets but other than that? Its just not what Americans want. They want something that stands a chance competing with all the other big cars on the road.

endisneigh 4y ago
They ceded the small car market because they were getting stomped on by foreign companies. Are you even American? The Toyota Camry, which is a relatively cheap car, is still #5 in top selling vehicles. If you remove trucks, it's #2. When was the last time an American car (not truck), with an MSRP less than 30K has been in the top 5 selling vehicles? Americans can't compete on price, and so they stopped trying.
- piva00 4y ago
  > Americans can't compete on price, and so they stopped trying. I think Americans could probably but most American companies are just finance companies with some product attached to it. Trucks, for example, have been pushed by American car companies because they can skirt emissions laws through more lax regulations, instead of trying to build a proper less polluting car under these regulations these companies prefer to skirt them, convince consumers through deceptive marketing that "trucks are safer for your family"-type of shenanigans to make a quick buck rather than compete. It's sad to see it happening, instead of "innovation" American companies prefer to use deception on a market because it's cheaper. It's just being cheap under the auspices of bean counters...
  - taylodl 4y ago
    It's not the bean counters. Beware people wielding MBAs. They will stifle all innovation and bleed a once-successful company dry. Remember, they exist to extract value for the shareholders. You can't extract forever.
- bdavbdav 4y ago
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endisneigh 4y ago

They ceded the small car market because they were getting stomped on by foreign companies. Are you even American? The Toyota Camry, which is a relatively cheap car, is still #5 in top selling vehicles. If you remove trucks, it's #2. When was the last time an American car (not truck), with an MSRP less than 30K has been in the top 5 selling vehicles? Americans can't compete on price, and so they stopped trying.

piva00 4y ago
> Americans can't compete on price, and so they stopped trying. I think Americans could probably but most American companies are just finance companies with some product attached to it. Trucks, for example, have been pushed by American car companies because they can skirt emissions laws through more lax regulations, instead of trying to build a proper less polluting car under these regulations these companies prefer to skirt them, convince consumers through deceptive marketing that "trucks are safer for your family"-type of shenanigans to make a quick buck rather than compete. It's sad to see it happening, instead of "innovation" American companies prefer to use deception on a market because it's cheaper. It's just being cheap under the auspices of bean counters...
- taylodl 4y ago
  It's not the bean counters. Beware people wielding MBAs. They will stifle all innovation and bleed a once-successful company dry. Remember, they exist to extract value for the shareholders. You can't extract forever.
bdavbdav 4y ago
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