Seems like someone is getting kinda conflicted. Consider this
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The subcompact B-Max, to be sold only in Europe... is aimed squarely at a demographic squeezed by government austerity measures.
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versus this
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But Mulally said that to compete, automakers need to aggressively meet consumer demand. At the moment there is a strong appetite for small, sleek and sporty vehicles in Europe, he said. "Remember when smaller cars used to be cheap and cheerful? Now the consumers want the finest quality, the finest fuel efficiency, safety and design."
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Seems to me that a lot of Europeans aren't much bothered by cost, but want to use less fuel for other reasons.
And I wouldn't mind having access to small, sleek, sporty, and fuel-efficient cars myself. But about the only way, short of tapping the 401K to buy a Lotus or Tesla, is to rebuild a CRX.