tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post8913053223268256235..comments2024-03-24T20:30:55.379-07:00Comments on Subcompact Culture - The small car blog: July 2011 subcompact salesAndy Lilienthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962844660116593646noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158601016174103420.post-45216688067399732722011-08-05T07:47:30.552-07:002011-08-05T07:47:30.552-07:00-I was expecting the Accent to be down more, it se...-I was expecting the Accent to be down more, it seems like the new model's in short supply at least in the Northeast, and there was a several-month gap between the sellout of the old model and its' arrival.<br /><br />-Ford's expanding the upper end of Fiestas for '12 (but at $20k plus moving up to a Focus is tempting), but if they wanted the #1 spot they'd add an S hatchback to the line. <br /><br />-Suzuki's had quite the recovery considering the product is a few years old.<br /><br />-I'm surprised Aveo hasn't fallen off more. Clearance sale time! It'd be nice if they put the Sonic build-and-price up too.<br /><br />- I'm just as surprised Nissan moved as many Cubes as they did.<br /><br />-Still on Nissan, I'm wondering what they're thinking with the sedan-first split launch of the new Versa; it pushes away the buyers who are most interested in small cars for their own sake and renders the Sentra completely irrelevant.nlpnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925589671848667697noreply@blogger.com