Survey: Fuel efficiency top criterion for US buyers regardless of size of vehicle; good news for start-stop

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinAug 3, 2016, 4:07 pm204 pts
American consumers are strongly influenced by fuel efficiency and the price of gas when purchasing a vehicle, according to a new survey conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of Johnson Controls. Of the 1,006 people surveyed, fuel efficiency (57%) is top of mind for consumers when they go to…

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