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Small Cars Are Profitable Now

Small cars used to be on the loss column when automakers counted on SUVs and big cars for profits. Now, with transaction prices high and incentives hard to find and a raft of new feature-filled small cars hitting the road, profits are up. The trend is also being driven by upsized gasoline prices.

Edmunds.com says average transaction prices in the compact-car segment have ballooned in the last year by more than $1,300 per vehicle.

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