The drive to reduce weight by making cars more compact will get only more intense as auto makers strive to achieve the new 35 miles per gallon fleet average fuel-economy standard.

• 由于汽车制造商必须要达到每加仑汽油平均跑35英里的新燃油经济性标准，生产紧凑型汽车、降低车身重量的动力只会变得更大。