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Article: Escort holds own in category.(Auto Weekend)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 8, 1996
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One of the happy consequences of competition in the automobile industry is the fact that there are good new cars at affordable prices everywhere.
Not many years ago, buyers of modest means were hard pressed to find anything with decent room, handling and fuel economy near the bottom of the price scale. It was only after the Japanese started producing durable compact cars that the entire industry woke up.
Now they're all over the place. Virtually every manufacturer can deliver a well-made, inexpensive car for young families and first-time new-car buyers.
General Motors offers the Saturn, Chevrolet the Cavalier, Pontiac the Sunbird, Ford the ...