Opinion | The Affordable Car Is Dead. What Happened?
By Clifford Winston Mr. Winston is an economist who specializes in transportation and microeconomic policy. April 13, 2026 For generations, working- and middle-class Americans could find an inexpensive, reliable set of wheels to get around. In the 1970s oil crisis, such modest models came to be known as “econoboxes” and surged in popularity, particularly among…