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The other thing is that companies don't do small, cheap cars any more. Some just cancelled their bottom range - like Skoda or Seat. Other have their smallest cars grew up bigger than the Golf used to be. How is a Micra now the size of two old micras? How is the Aygo almost as big as 20 years old corolla hatchback? And why brands that offered great small cars are no longer on the market altogether (I love my Daihatsu and love what they have in Japan nowadays)
@TOrynski Partly all the extra safety stuff... airbags, side-impact bars, etc.
@denny Barely... Most of it is just enlarging because it feels more luxury and allows for more "luxurious features" inside without feeling crammed.
Also, people want to have bigger cars because they might go on holiday with it every 2 years (and the rest of the year they drive a stupidly huge brick).
And then I'm just talking about the Euro market, not even the American market. 
@denny my Daihatsu Sirion has 6 airbags, side impact bars (the doors are quite thick), pretty decent NCAP results (four stars), carries 5 adults, has 230 l boot and it's 4 cm SHORTER than this generation Nissan Micra:
