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Article: Consumer Reports Survey Finds Good Fuel Economy, Not Incentives, Is Key Factor Driving Showroom Traffic
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 22, 2006
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YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- New car shoppers ranked
fuel economy as their most important consideration, closely followed
by reliability of the car, according to the latest survey by Consumer
Reports National Research Center.
The greatest number of respondents to CR's survey, 27 percent,
said that fuel economy is the number-one consideration when shopping
for a new vehicle. Respondents cited fuel economy as their top
consideration, higher than reliability (25 percent), purchase price
(14 percent), safety features (12 percent) and manufacturer and
dealer incentives.
Only five percent of car shoppers said incentives were the most
important factor in their purchase decision.
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