UMTRI: new vehicle fuel economy hits record high of 25.8 mpg

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: US average new vehicle fuel economy dropped in August

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/09 ... umtri.html

25.3 mpg, down 0.1 from July (and 0.5 mpg YoY, when it reached its all-time peak in 8/14 at 25.8 mpg), as lower gas prices continue to affect people's buying decisions, with lower mpg trucks and SUVs increasing market share.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in September

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10 ... umtri.html

25.2 mpg, down 0.1 from August, and down 0.6 from the all-time high of 25.8 mpg reached in August 2014. Low gas prices continue to drive sales of pick-ups and SUVs/CUVs.

[GRA]

[Updated] Via GCC:

UMTRI: Average US new vehicle fuel economy in October drops to 25 mpg

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/11 ... umtri.html

Down from 25.2 last month, and down 0.8 from it's peak in 8/2014, as low fuel prices continue to drive the sales of pickups, SUVs and CUVs.
[Update]: Per the quote in next post, apparently the October value was revised upwards to 25.1 mpg.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average new US vehicle fuel economy in November drops; 4th month in a row of declines

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/12 ... umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in November was 25.0 mpg (9.4 l/100km)—down 0.1 mpg from the revised value for October, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This marks the fourth straight month of declining fuel economy. . . .

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy decreased in 2015 from 2014

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/01 ... sivak.html

Down another 0.2 mpg, to 24.9 mpg in December, and down 0.1 mpg to 25.3 mpg for 2015 vice 2014.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in January up from December

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/02 ... umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in January 2016 was 25.1 mpg—up 0.2 mpg from the value for December 2015, and the first increase in eight months, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). . . .

Still down 0.7 mpg from its peak of 25.8 in 8/14.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in February unchanged from January

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/03 ... umtri.html

25.2 mpg. The January value was revised upwards from 25.1.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy in March unchanged from February

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/04 ... umtri.html

25.3 mpg, which apparently Feb's numbers have been revised to.

[GRA]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: US new vehicle fuel economy in April drops

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/05 ... umtri.html

25.2 mpg, down 0.1 mpg from March.

[RegGuheert]

Via GCC:

UMTRI: US new vehicle fuel economy in April drops

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/05 ... umtri.html

25.2 mpg, down 0.1 mpg from March.

Here's the plot from the article: