Article: J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage Concerns Influence SUV Shoppers.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerns about gas mileage continue to influence new-vehicle shopping, particularly among consumers who consider purchasing SUVs, according to the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates Escaped Shopper Study(SM) released today.

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The study, which examines the reasons new-vehicle shoppers consider, but reject, a vehicle finds that approximately 15 percent of new-vehicle buyers reject a model due to its gas mileage. The concern about gas mileage is particularly influential among those who seriously consider a full-size SUV model, with 22 percent rejecting ...

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