With the popularity of SUVs and pickup trucks among consumers, can we say that the subcompact car is officially dead?
“What I find interesting is that there is nothing right now that tells us that we will come to market — in the next year or two — with a new subcompact,” says the columnist Antoine Joubert.
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He explains that the Mitsubishi Mirage is coming to an end, while the Chevrolet Spark has just been discontinued. The Nissan Versa remains on the market. “Nissan will stretch it another year or two, but it will not be renewed, that’s obvious,” said Antoine.
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Otherwise, the Kia Rio remains in the segment. “It is at the end of its career, but is it a car that Kia is going to renew? Because it has no equivalent at Hyundai, ”wonders the expert. Indeed, Hyundai has a subcompact SUV, the Venue, which replaces the defunct Accent.
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