Pricier Fuel Doesn’t Drive Car-Buyers to Smaller Vehicles

True for individual car owners. But fleet managers sleep with their calculators under the pillow. They are way more sophisticated.

The idea that fuel price is a primary consideration for consumers when purchasing a vehicle is a myth. That’s a conclusion that one can take away from a new report by the Fuels Institute, a unit of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). According to the “Vehicle Sales and Fuel Prices” report, the three factors car-buyers do consider include:

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