Buyers are flocking to little cars -- and not just because of high fuel prices
It has come to this: even Texans are having second thoughts about their big trucks. In Fort Worth, deep in the heart of truck country, the Mortiz Kia used-car lot is packed with big sport-utes and minivans that buyers have traded in for cars that look pint-size by comparison, including the Sportage small SUV and Spectra compact.
The boldly styled Mazda 3 is one of the hottest cars on the market, with sales up 45% this year. High-end small autos such as the Mini Cooper convertible and the all-new Audi A3 -- as well as dirt-cheap Korean-made Chevys, Kias, and Hyundais -- pushed sales of small cars up 23% in September.
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