Small cars abound at NY show, but will they sell?

cwerdna · 04-10-2009, 02:41 AM

Small cars abound at NY show, but will they sell? - Yahoo! Finance

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"I heard it the other day -- I don't know if it's true -- that Americans' memory is about 60 days," said Tim Mahoney, senior vice president of Subaru of America. "You can see the fuel-economy situation from last summer. I heard (a dealer) the other day talking about how they couldn't sell Civics and Corolla and Priuses fast enough. All of a sudden, 60 days later, we're back on SUVs and trucks."

I love how they mention that 19 mpg combined Buick Enclave "crossover" SUV. Crossover is such a fuzzy definition these days. I hate how the press refers to crossovers as being "fuel efficient". I guess they range from a little more efficient than monstrosity class SUVs to a lot more w/ones like the Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix.

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