Word: 1970â
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Dates: during 1973-1973
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...twice about their bigger cars. In a trend that dismayed Detroit, they had already begun doing so even before the energy crisis struck. In the 1973 model year, compact and subcompact cars captured 41.5% of the domestic new-car market, up from 38% the year before and 32% in 1970???before the first Vegas, Pintos and Colts appeared. Last month, sales of smaller autos, which frequently get around 20 m.p.g., were up 10% over the same period in 1972, while sales of standard-size cars (roughly, anything larger than a Dodge Dart and smaller than a Cadillac) fell 25%. That...
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