MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
General Motors will end production of its Chevrolet Sonic subcompact car and Ford Motor Co. plans to discontinue its Fiesta subcompact car and Taurus midsize sedan, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Toyota is renaming its Yaris subcompact sedan and will offer the car in three trim grades for 2019. The 2019 Yaris will no longer be known as the Yaris iA — a not to its earlier shared platform with Scion, which was discontinued in 2016.
All Fiat 500 models will come equipped with turbocharged engines for the 2018 model year that will boost horsepower by 33%, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced.
Despite lower fuel prices, fleet managers are continuing to examine vehicle downsizing options. For those looking to downsize from a compact to smaller vehicle segment, one option is the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Spark, which was unveiled at the 2015 New York Auto Show.
General Motors will unveil its next-generation 2016 Chevrolet Spark subcompact car at the New York and Seoul auto shows in a joint announcement scheduled for April 2.
The all-new 2016 Mazda2 was recently unveiled in Japan by Mazda Motor Corporation. The Mazda sub-compact, known as the Demio in Japan, receives its first complete redesign since its global third-generation was launched seven years ago.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently completed testing on 11 subcompacts, and the Chevrolet Spark was the only one to draw an “acceptable” rating in the small overlap front crash test. For more details on all the subcompact crash-test results, click here.
This gallery features interior and exterior photos of the 2012-MY Scion iQ hatchback, an all-new subcompact car.