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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I think the real problem is it doesn't cost that much less to build a small sedan as it costs to build a small crossover. Consumers balk at a $25,000 price tag on a small sedan but pay it on a small crossover. So every small sedan is basically a loss and the old "get them on the lot to upsell the customer" probably doesn't work as well today.
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At least in a 3rd-world country like mine, there is demand for both bodystyles. Well, with most of the cheaper cars available here being hatchbacks, even a small sedan may sometimes been regarded somewhat more aspirational than its hatchback counterpart.