Editing Car classification (section)

=== B-segment / Supermini / Subcompact ===
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The next larger category of small cars is called B-segment Europe, [[supermini]] in the United Kingdom and [[subcompact car|subcompact]] in the United States.

The size of a subcompact car is defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA), as having a combined interior and cargo volume of between {{convert|85|-|99|cuft|L|-1}}.<ref name="fueleconomy.gov"/> Since the EPA's smaller minicompact category is not as commonly used by the general public, [[#A-segment|A-segment]] cars are sometimes called subcompacts in the United States. In Europe and Great Britain, the B-segment and supermini categories do not have any formal definitions based on size.

Early supermini cars in Great Britain include the 1977 [[Ford Fiesta#First generation (1976–1983)|Ford Fiesta]] and [[Vauxhall Chevette]].

In the United States, the first locally-built subcompact cars were the 1970 [[AMC Gremlin]], [[Chevrolet Vega]], and [[Ford Pinto]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Klier |first=Thomas H. |title=From Tail Fins to Hybrids: How Detroit Lost Its Dominance of the U. S. Auto Market: A Reprint from "Economic Perspectives" |date=2010 |publisher=Diane Publishing |isbn=9781437919172 |pages=6 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LyVQtI-MEz4C&pg=PA6 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>

Examples of B-segment / supermini / subcompact cars:
* [[Chevrolet Aveo]] (Chevrolet Sonic)
* [[Hyundai Accent]]
* [[Volkswagen Polo]]