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Bloomberg reported this week that GLA subcompact SUV is one such model that reportedly might no longer be for sale in the U.S. Mercedes’s other entry-level cars include the C-Class, the GLB and GLC SUVs, and the CLA, which are all made overseas.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Take, for example, a Hyundai venue, a subcompact crossover SUV, with an average current list price of $24,000.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Take, for example, a Hyundai venue, a subcompact crossover SUV, with an average current list price of $24,000.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcompact. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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subcompact
noun
sub·com·pact
ˈsəb-ˈkäm-ˌpakt 
: an automobile smaller than a compact
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