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Hybrids are uncommon among subcompact AWD SUVs.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The Every1 appears to be even smaller than the subcompact ID Polo and ID Polo GTI.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Renault said the accounting change wouldn’t affect its projects underway with Nissan, including the development of a new Nissan Micra subcompact based on the new electric Renault 5.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The Every1 appears to be even smaller than the subcompact ID Polo and ID Polo GTI.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Renault said the accounting change wouldn’t affect its projects underway with Nissan, including the development of a new Nissan Micra subcompact based on the new electric Renault 5.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcompact. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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subcompact
noun
sub·com·pact
ˈsəb-ˈkäm-ˌpakt 
: an automobile smaller than a compact
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