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America is land of the free, home of the brave. It’s also home to SUVs, big rims and gas guzzling Hummers. Day after day Americans hear about the impact that larger cars make on the environment. Not to mention the gargantuan amount of money it takes to fill up their gas tank.

Also, automakers are advertising a shift to a smaller car. Hybrids are the new it car, and the cars are just getting smaller and smaller. But once question remains: Is there a demand for smaller cars in America?

According to Forbes.com Americans may not be entirely sold on the whole small car thing. As a whole there is an assumption that smaller cars are less safe, less comfortable, and most of all smaller!

In a nation that has seen its custom wheels industry double in the last decade, one begins to wonder if the small car thing is a sound business investment. Sure it may be the right thing to do because of the environment and gas prices, but what about what consumers really want?

There is a new government program now that will allow for a rebate if a consumer trades in their old gas guzzler for a car that gets better gas mileage.

There have been incentives in states, that if you purchase a hybrid or clean fuel vehicle you are allowed to drive in high occupancy vehicle, aka car pool lanes even if you don’t have two passengers or more.

Another factor is that now is so not the time that people are buying or making big commitment purchases. More Americans will probably being holding onto their older vehicles because it is paid off and they fear they could lose their job or their current economic status could be changed in one way or another.

Gone are the days of chrome wheels, the future, according to many, is small cars.

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