Automakers spend more than $14 billion a year on advertising in the U.S., but not many of the ads promote fuel efficiency or safety features—two attributes consumers say they most value when shopping for a new car, a new analysis shows.
“Consumers clearly want cars and trucks with better mileage, but automakers are steering them in a completely different direction,” David Friedman, vice president of advocacy at Consumer Reports says. “Adding insult to injury, they also aren’t offering much choice in the showrooms.”
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