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Recent Examples on the WebNissan has discontinued its most affordable vehicle, the Versasubcompact sedan.—
Stuart Dyos,USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026The vanishingsubcompact Most automakers did sell compact and subcompact cars in the US — until demand withered.—Chris Isidore,CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025Kia hopes to inject some Telluride magic into its less expensive Seltossubcompact SUV with a new model rolling out across the globe in 2026.—Mark Phelan,Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025China’s automakers are producing a full range of electric vehicles, from thesubcompact, like the BYD Seagull, to full-size SUVs, like the Xpeng G9, and luxury cars, like the Zeekr 009.—Jack Barkenbus,The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025See All Example Sentences forsubcompact
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Stuart Dyos,USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026The vanishingsubcompact Most automakers did sell compact and subcompact cars in the US — until demand withered.—Chris Isidore,CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025Kia hopes to inject some Telluride magic into its less expensive Seltossubcompact SUV with a new model rolling out across the globe in 2026.—Mark Phelan,Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025China’s automakers are producing a full range of electric vehicles, from thesubcompact, like the BYD Seagull, to full-size SUVs, like the Xpeng G9, and luxury cars, like the Zeekr 009.—Jack Barkenbus,The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025See All Example Sentences forsubcompactWord History
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1960, in the meaning definedabove
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“Subcompact.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcompact. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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nounsub·com·pactˈsəb-ˈkäm-ˌpakt 
:an automobile smaller than a compact
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