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• n  a car smaller than a compact car

• Trucks and sport utility vehicles accounted for 47% of Ford's sales as recently as February but only 34% in May, as consumers opted for compact and subcompact passenger cars.
• Chrysler is eager to get new vehicles on the road adapting subcompact and compact car architecture, he adds.
• AMC was profoundly in the weeds at the time, and the Gremlin was the company's attempt to beat Ford and GM to the subcompact punch.

• subcompact car

News & Articles

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• Scion IQ excels on city streets
  Not half bad. The 2013 Scion IQ is a spirited little two seater — OK, it’s got a back seat of sorts — that fights for recognition in the subcompact class. Battling for a place at the table with the Mini Cooper, Fiat 500, Chevy Sonic, Kia RIO and Smart Fortwo, this runabout demands a must look when shopping. The 94 horsepower, 1.3 liter engine is linked to a continuous variable transmission (CVT ...
  June 8, 2013 - Boston Herald
• Kubota's 25th anniversary celebration
  Scenes from Kubota Manufacturing of America's 25th anniversary ceremony Thursday, marking the corporation's 25 years in Hall County making lawn tractors, mowers, subcompact tractors, utility vehicles, loaders and backhoes.
  June 7, 2013 - The Gainesville Times
• Ford’s tiny 1.0-liter EcoBoost 3-banger named ‘International Engine of the Year’ – for second year in a row
  It would seem virtually the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine powers every Ford in Europe, as Ford offers it in over 11 of its vehicles. This wondrous motor is not yet available in the U.S. When it does come Stateside, however, it’ll only be offered in the subcompact Fiesta.
  June 5, 2013 - Digital Trends