Car Buyers Prefer Smaller Cars

Increasing oil prices has now taken its toll on the American market. More and more car buyers are now going for economy and practicality. Nowadays, people want the cheaper car with a better gas mileage. As a result, compact and subcompact cars are now the hot items in the auto industry.

This new trend is good news for Asian Car manufacturers.

Asian brands are abundant with compact and sub-compact car models. Car models like the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and Hyundai Elantra have sold very well in just the past month. Chances are, the sales of such cars will only increase in the following months.

American car makers are also feeling the effects of the 'small car demand' trend. The Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cobalt and the compact wagon Dodge Caliber were the top selling American made cars with American SUVs and pickup trucks having below average sales.

Not too long ago, engine size, number of cylinders, horsepower and torque were numbers that easily enticed people to buy a car. Now, however, most car buyers would probably shy away from a car with a bigger engine and a higher HP output because they would only be reminded of the fuel costs that they'd have to shoulder. As it stands, cars with four cylinders have outsold models with six cylinders for the month of April.