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Fuel efficiency gains for new vehicles sold in the US were in a bit of a holding pattern last month, according to a new report from TrueCar. Fleetwide fuel efficiency for new US light-duty vehicles in September rose 5.5 percent compared to 2011 figures, but remained the same as August 2012 figures.

In September, new cars got an average of 23.2 miles per gallon, up from an even 22 miles per gallon in September 2011. Through the first three quarters of 2012, US fleetwide new-vehicle fuel economy has been up 5.9 percent from 2011. Looking at individual automaker figures, Toyota showed the biggest year-over-year fuel efficiency gain (with a 1.4 percent increase), while Honda and General Motors both made 1.1 percent advances. On the flipside, Volkswagen's fuel efficiency gains were the lowest among the automakers tested, rising just 0.2 percent from a year ago. More details available below.Continue reading September fuel efficiency holds steady at 23.2 mpg for US fleet

September fuel efficiency holds steady at 23.2 mpg for US fleet originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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