would the cars get bigger instead of small
The Big Four all had brought out a line of small cars, as import fighters.
Chevy: Vega
Ford: Maverick and Pinto
AMC: Gremlin
Plymouth: Cricket
Dodge: Colt
The last two were 'Captive' Imports, rebranded and reskinned
Without the Oil Shock, some would still have liked low cost, cheap to operate cars.
even the Horsepower Wars were coming to an end, courtesy of EPA and serious emission controls that started in 1971, and would increase in complexity each year from there
So all in all, Detroits woes would still continue from poor design and terrible build quality