There's no money in cheap cars, anymore. Pricing cars at $25,000 serves no function but to lose money, anyone who can afford to pay $25,000 for a new car can afford to pay $35,000, or $45,000.
"Through the haze of production cuts and supply-chain snafus, some automakers are discovering they can deliver better results without stockpiling vehicles or padding sales volumes with low-priced, low-margin models."