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They are disappearing for the same reason as stick-shift cars or small phones. Consumer demonstrate with their preferences they think bigger is better.
by fmajid 3y ago
They are disappearing for the same reason as stick-shift cars or small phones. Consumer demonstrate with their preferences they think bigger is better.
- etempleton 3y agoYou saw a resurgence of small cars in the US around 2010 after the US housing bubble burst. High unemployment + suppressed wages + high gas prices had Americans, particularly young Americans, looking for small compact cars.
- starkparker 3y agoYeah, the Honda Fit was one of the best-selling cars in the US for a few years of the late 00s. Peaked around 2008, when it outsold the Ford Explorer and Chevy TrailBlazer. Even then Honda sold about 450k fewer Fits that year than F-series trucks, and 120k fewer Fits than CR-V crossovers. Writing was on the wall by 2014, when Honda tried to sell an awful 20kWh/sub-100 mi. range EV Fit, and it never recovered. Gone completely from the US by 2020.
- germinalphrase 3y agoMy Fit has been rock solid, and because the back seats fold totally flat - the usable cargo space is substantial. Two large car seats in the back is no issue (though three would require buying specifically narrow seats). 35-40 mpg. It’s not fancy, but it’s a fantastic city vehicle.
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