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 clipped by: A53GG4 Clip Source: gas2.org Are Automakers To Blame For Consumer Car-Buying Trends? Auto Alliance Weighs In Written by Clayton B. Cornell For years it’s been assumed that, using their superior marketing skills, automakers have the ability to trick consumers into buying SUVs and pickup trucks…when, in reality, the consumers really only wanted to buy compact cars . While that’s probably quite flattering to the marketing departments, it doesn’t have the important benefit of actually being correct. Current events are now allowing people to see more clearly the greater force at work driving consumer demand: Gas prices. Gas just pushed past $4 a gallon – a record high. With no drop on the horizon, customers are adjusting not only their driving habits but their purchasing patterns, as well. That time has arrived. By the end of next year more than 50 new models of hybrids are expected to be available, and the sales of clean diesel vehicles are expected to grow from less than 1% of sales today to 10-15% by 2015. Tags: alternative fuels ... |
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