GM shrinks size of Acadia SUV

Price-cutting: The Acadia can still seat as many as seven people, though the third row of seats is now much tighter than the bench in the model it will replace. — AFP

SOUTHFIELD: General Motors Co has decided to shrink its GMC Acadia and cut the price, after the mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) posted record US sales last year but was outgained by rivals like the Honda Pilot.

In an era when cheap gasoline has consumers seeking bigger and roomier trucks, GMC is shrinking the Acadia by three inches (7.6cm) in width and seven inches in length, making it a bit shorter than the Pilot. The crossover SUV also is shedding 318 kg to improve fuel economy.