small cars

  • Small cars as share of overall U.S. industry, 2000-2009, Ford Motor Co.

    Today we were in Michigan to learn quite a lot about the 2011 Ford Fiesta--absolutely none of which we're allowed to share with you today. (Soon, soon!) Yesterday, though, Ford's George Pipas presented data to journalists in New York that shows what Ford thinks about the future of small vehicles. The bottom line: By 2013, he said, small vehicles will grow to be the largest single segment of the U.S. market. 21 percent to 31 percent in a decade Specifically, Pipas said, they'll grow from 31 percent last year (2008) to 36 percent of total sales in 2013. That compares to a mere 21 perent in...

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