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Towards a World Car
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Automobile sales figures, survey data, and the results of an automobile testing program entitled, “The Target Car Program”, were used to evaluate the shift toward a universal or “World” car -- a car that would fulfill the transportation needs of the average driver anywhere in the civilized world. The results of the evaluation indicate that a move towards the “World” car began in the United States in the early 1970's as the sales of full-size autos began to decline in favor of the smaller autos that are the standard in other areas of the world.
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Matthews, K. and Appleby, M., "Towards a World Car," SAE Technical Paper 830548, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/830548.Also In
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