BMW was also thinking electric, with a new i3, packing an upgraded battery that increases range to 186 miles... but looks to make an even bigger impact in the sport - luxury
subcompact crossover market with rides like this Concept X2.
That said, the Niro could make a big impact in the
hot subcompact crossover market, and no competitor in the non-premium subcompact crossover segment has a hybrid or anything that can come close to 50 MPG combined.
Should Hyundai offer the Creta to compete against the Chevrolet Trax, Mazda CX - 3, Honda HR - V, Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and others in the growing
U.S. subcompact crossover market.
Here's another entry in the upscale,
subcompact crossover market: the Audi Q2 subcompact, just 164 inches long, 8 inches less than the Q3.
Subaru was early to
the subcompact crossover market in 2012, called Crosstrek here, XV elsewhere.
The subcompact crossover market is hot - hot - hot, up 25 percent in 2016, but still only one - fifth the size of the compact sport utility crossover segment.
The newest member of
the subcompact crossover market is the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.
CG Says: Ford enters
the subcompact crossover market with the 2018 EcoSport (pronounced «Echo Sport»).
Honda will field an entry in
the subcompact crossover market when its Fit - based vehicle arrives early next year.
Slotting below the BYD Song compact crossover, it was BYD's first entry to
the subcompact crossover market competing against other subcompact crossovers such as the Taiwanese Luxgen U5.
According to Automotive News, while U.S. light - vehicle demand has slipped 0.3 percent this year from 2015's record levels,
the subcompact crossover market is on fire — surging 32 percent through October to nearly 300,000 vehicles.
Though not as early to the party as the Encore, Chevy's entrant to
the subcompact crossover market still beats the rest of the herd to showrooms, and is worth a look — especially for buyers with a fixed budget of $ 25k or less.
The 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport extends the Rogue brand down to
the subcompact crossover market and gives Nissan a chance to sell a half - million Rogues in the next year.
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The subcompact crossover market is bigger, with 700,000 sales last year, a 2 percent increase.
When you're Mazda, and you've already stepped into the compact and midsize crossover market, you might as well go all in and take a piece of
the subcompact crossover market too.