(Both Lexus and Infiniti will also sell lower-priced cars, still costing more than $20,000, but they are concentrating on their most expensive models.)

Trucks and vans are downright hot, and newly restyled lower-priced cars are selling much better.

Strattan declared that the Monroe would continue to be built, but be joined by a lower-priced car called the Strattan.

The alternative is to switch to making even lower-priced cars, which can be cheaper than almost any sport vehicle.

It replaced Chrysler's flathead inline six in the division's lower-priced cars.

Alcoa and Audi, the German auto maker, plan to build lower-priced cars mainly of aluminum.

Cargo room is also limited, so for many buyers, the same money might be better spent on a loaded midsize car, or a lower-priced premium-midsize car.

Used cars carry with them certain risks, like major repairs, whereas lower-priced new cars carry a factory warranty and the latest safety features.

The success of the lower-priced car ended the financial crisis at Packard.

Hupmobile hoped that utilizing the striking Cord design in a lower-priced conventional car, called the Skylark, would return the company to financial health.