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| Car bosses say 4x4 demand falling | Car bosses say 4x4 demand falling |
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| The popularity of 4x4s is set to falter in 2007, a report says. | The popularity of 4x4s is set to falter in 2007, a report says. |
| A global survey of 150 car industry executives by financial firm KPMG claims sales will be hit by higher fuel prices and environmental concerns. | A global survey of 150 car industry executives by financial firm KPMG claims sales will be hit by higher fuel prices and environmental concerns. |
| The executives believe fuel efficiency will become the most important of the criteria for buying a car. | The executives believe fuel efficiency will become the most important of the criteria for buying a car. |
| Monthly sales in the UK are falling, currently standing at about 15% lower than a year earlier - and affected by moves to penalise the vehicles. | Monthly sales in the UK are falling, currently standing at about 15% lower than a year earlier - and affected by moves to penalise the vehicles. |
| Opponents of the cars dislike their fuel consumption and also believe they make congestion worse. | |
| Fuel pricing | Fuel pricing |
| Motor industry analyst Mark Fulthorpe, of CSM Worldwide, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme drivers in North America and Europe were becoming more concerned about fuel economy. | Motor industry analyst Mark Fulthorpe, of CSM Worldwide, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme drivers in North America and Europe were becoming more concerned about fuel economy. |
| "The North American consumer seems to be waking up to some consciousness with regard to fuel pricing, and those designs are typically the heaviest and least fuel efficient," he said. | "The North American consumer seems to be waking up to some consciousness with regard to fuel pricing, and those designs are typically the heaviest and least fuel efficient," he said. |
| "Increasingly they are looking at newer, lighter designs particularly from the Japanese and Korean manufacturers. We also see that in Europe as well." | "Increasingly they are looking at newer, lighter designs particularly from the Japanese and Korean manufacturers. We also see that in Europe as well." |
| In London, the congestion charge is to be raised for highly-polluting vehicles and one council is considering linking the cost of parking to the size of cars. | In London, the congestion charge is to be raised for highly-polluting vehicles and one council is considering linking the cost of parking to the size of cars. |
| In March, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown raised vehicle excise duty for the most polluting petrol-fuelled cars to £210 ($409). |