| With gas prices soaring straight into | | | | Milan, the increase also includes Focus and |
| oblivion, automobile customers and the rest | | | | Escape. Clearly, higher gas prices are |
| of the auto market are looking for vehicles | | | | increasing consumer demand to look at more |
| that would save their pockets from getting | | | | fuel-efficient vehicles and powertrains." |
| into trouble. Studies and research have found | | | | Indeed, the whole analysis shows that the |
| out that the numbers are showing that | | | | auto market is now turning towards vehicles |
| customers are leaning towards those vehicles | | | | that are more efficient when it comes to fuel |
| that would assure them that they would not | | | | mileage. Of course, it also shows that people |
| have to spend much on gas. | | | | are becoming concerned and are becoming |
| | | | greatly affected by the whole gas price |
| The market is actually looking for vehicles | | | | surge. |
| with smaller engines. This is because with | | | | |
| smaller engines, owners would not need to | | | | Pipas adds, "For February of this year, the |
| have to refuel much for these types of | | | | Fusion's rate for the I4 was 41 percent, |
| engines only consumes a little amount of gas. | | | | meaning that 59 percent of Fusion sales were |
| This is actually a trend that has been seen | | | | for models with a V6. In March, the |
| in the sales of two Ford Motor Company | | | | four-cylinder rate rose to 47 percent, and in |
| vehicles - Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan. | | | | April the rate jumped to 53 percent." |
| According to the sales of both vehicles, | | | | |
| starting January up until the middle of May | | | | Aside from being fuel-efficient, these |
| this year, the sales of these vehicles that | | | | vehicles from Ford are also fun to drive and |
| held four-cylinder models almost doubled. In | | | | have a great aesthetic appeal. To shop for |
| fact, sales for both have taken more than 20 | | | | Ford accessories and Ford parts like Ford |
| per cent of all Ford vehicles' sales. | | | | Explorer parts, you can simply visit Ford |
| | | | Parts and Ford Auto Parts. They have a huge |
| George Pipas, the manager of Ford's Sales | | | | array of parts for various Ford vehicle makes |
| Analysis, states, "Along with the Fusion and | | | | and models. |