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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