Small automobiles in this atlas's Automobiles subcategory built around a compact footprint and an economical, space efficient layout: city cars, microcars, superminis and subcompact hatchbacks. Belongs here: a two or three box small car whose own description names it a city car, microcar, supermini, subcompact or small economy car, such as the Fiat 500, Smart Fortwo, BMW Isetta, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, Tata Nano, Volkswagen Beetle, Austin Mini, Citroen 2CV or Fiat Panda. Does not belong here: a mid size or full size sedan even when a hatchback variant exists, gathered under Sedans, a small car built chiefly around an electric or hybrid drivetrain as its defining trait, gathered under Electric Vehicles, or a small sports coupe or roadster, gathered under Sports And Performance Cars.
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Era of Emergence All Hatchbacks And Microcars
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1. Wikipedia: Hatchback
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The first production hatchback was made by Citroen in 1938: the (11CV) "Commerciale" version of their 1934-1957 Citroen Traction Avant series.
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