Geneva: Middle-aged couples want to have a medium size car. They using the car was not uncommon and not frequent. But one thing they want from the car, they must be energy efficient.
Energy-efficient cars which it came in second place in the international auto show in Geneva, Switzerland, this year, it was behind the large and luxury cars. But the Japanese companies for Toyota's success shows the product of energy-efficient cars. Until now, Toyota has won the sympathy and market energy-efficient cars. Though it was hit by quality problems last year.
Fuel-efficient and hybrid vehicles are offered, or that uses electric motors and fuel. In recent years, Toyota dominated the hybrid segment.
As director of Toyota's European region, Didier Leroy. "Two years ago, only eight percent of new car buyers covet hybrid vehicles in Europe. Now the number has doubled."
Meanwhile, the German company a little slow in building a hybrid vehicle market. Until now, German companies like Volkswagen is more focused on the production of fuel-efficient motor vehicle. Volkswagen in Geneva international motor show, car sponsor a liter. The car was not thrown into the market.
Leader of Volkswagen company Martin Winterkorn also offers a series of other products that are also fuel efficient. "We offer many vehicles. For example, a variant of type Polo Blue Motion, brand SEAT or Skoda. That all car products that spend less than four liters of gasoline. With CO2 emissions 87 or 89 grams, that means the fuel consumption of just three liters .
That is, three liters of gasoline was spent within a distance of 100 km.
Petrol price increase is deemed not worry all car manufacturers. However, Volkswagen reported no decline in new car orders.
German car manufacturers meet the challenges of gasoline prices by designing products that are smaller and lighter. As well, the engine technology that each year more efficiently.
"If you look at the market and developments in recent years in terms of reducing fuel consumption, it will show a big step in the direction of the discussion of hybrid and electric cars. Now you can buy a car or riding a three-liter four-liter car and it is not impossible, "said Bernd Ostmann, editor in chief of the German automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport.
In short, oil-fueled motor would be more efficient, and the number of hybrid cars will increase in future.
