U.S. market a new car in 2012, an average of one hundred kilometers fuel consumption of 9.88 liters

New cars sold in the U.S. market in 2012, according to the recently released report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute), the average fuel economy target of 23.8 miles / gallon (Miles Per Gallon, mpg), compared to a few years ago improved. The United States last year, the average fuel efficiency of new vehicles highs University of Michigan Institute Michael Xi Wake (Michael Sivak) and Brandon Schuettler (Brandon Schoettle) pointed out in the report, 1,449 new cars sold in the U.S. last year, per every car burning one gallon of fuel, mileage up to 23.8 miles, the fuel efficiency by about 100 km fuel consumption of 9.88 liters. Since the indicator statistics from the University of Michigan in October 2007, the last year to achieve the best results. The calculation results in October 2007 is an average of 20.1 miles / gallon, about 100 km fuel consumption of 11.7 liters. 2008 20.9 miles / gallon, about 100 km fuel consumption of 11.3 liters in 2012, 2.9 miles / gallon fuel efficiency; 2011 to 22.5 miles / gallon, or about 100 km fuel consumption of 10.5 liters last year, is 1.3 miles / gallon , the ratio is close to 5.8%.

Multiple factors to promote fuel efficiency growth in new car average fuel efficiency of the U.S. automobile market growth, reduce fuel consumption with a variety of factors. First Bi Pika contour fuel consumption of small and medium-sized car sales growth is faster. The U.S. market in 2012 car sales up 18%, while only 9% of the pickup and high fuel consumption light truck. Mid-size cars, compact cars and mini-car sales growth is higher than the level of the overall auto market, especially Chevrolet Spa can, Smart ForTwo, Fiat 500 and Scion iQ small car and mini cars. Fiat in the U.S. market in 2012 sales of 43,772 cars Fiat 500, more than 2011 more than doubled. Followed by electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrid car sales on the rise. Snow Folan Wo Landa plug-in hybrid sales to grow to three times that of 2011, to 23,461 vehicles.

Toyota hybrid sales in the U.S. market in 2012, an increase of nearly 83%, mainly to promote the series by the Prius hybrid car sales rose 73% to 236,659 vehicles. Ford said the 2012 small car sales rose 29% to 316,006 vehicles, including 13,309 units of the new C-Max Hybrid Hybrid. Fuel efficiency comparison last year each month from each month of 2012 to see the average fuel efficiency of new cars in October the highest, 24.2 miles / gallon, or about 100 km fuel consumption of 9.7 liters; January, June and July, the lowest 23.5 miles / gallon equivalent 100 km fuel consumption of 10.0 liters; November to 24.1 miles / gallon, or about 100 km fuel consumption of 9.76 liters; 23.9 miles / gallon in December, about 100 km fuel consumption of 9.84 liters. Because of the decline in the average fuel efficiency of new vehicles in December: oil prices dropped, and the gas-guzzling pickup sales growth. The month from a traditional golden month for the U.S. auto industry, the overall growth is driven mainly by a pickup truck sales. In December last year, the average trading price of the U.S. automobile market new car for 31,228 U.S. dollars, up 2% compared to December 2011.