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...Washington last week, General Motors unveiled the U.S. auto industry's newest challenge to fast-selling imports. GM's new minicar: the Chevette, a stripped-down, two-door hatchback driven by a four-cylinder engine and sticker-priced at $2,899 (a model with a back seat costs $3,098). According to GM, soon-to-be-released Environmental Protection Agency figures will show that the Chevette gets 28 to 30 miles per gallon in city driving and 39 to 40 m.p.g. on the highway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reply to Imports? | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...trend toward trimness is reflected in the few totally new 1976 cars. One is GM's Chevette, a hatchback "sub-subcompact" that is being built in the U.S. to compete in the same price ($3,000 to $3,500) and mileage (roughly 38 m.p.g. on the highway) class as Volkswagen's Rabbit. Ford last week announced that it would rush a minicar entry of its own Into production in Europe in time to reach the U.S. market in 1977. Chrysler plans to enter the mini field by 1980 with a front-wheel drive model, probably based...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: More Miles for More Sales | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

...basic list price of the Vega 2300 is $1,950, which (with federal excise tax and dealer preparation) comes out to $2,091 for a two-door sedan, $2,197 for a "hatchback" coupe, and $2,329 for a station wagon. Frequently requested options-such as automatic transmission ($111), deluxe interior ($125.95) and power steering ($95)-can rapidly raise the Vega's price to more than $2,500. The Pinto, which comes in only one model, a two-door sedan, is priced at $1,944, including federal excise tax and dealer preparation charges. Volkswagen's 60-h.p. basic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Debut for Subcompacts | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

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