The 'Starter Car' Is Headed To The Economic Scrapyard

Why is America missing the bottom rung in so many markets?

I was in Discourse Magazine a few days ago writing about “starter cars”—the small, cheap cars a lot of motorists will buy early on. Specifically, I wrote about the disappearance of a lot of “starter cars” from the market in the last 5-10 years.

The Chevrolet Sonic and the Toyota Yaris were discontinued in 2020; the Hyundai Accent was discontinued in 202…