GM's Mr. Reuss also sees fuel prices playing a factor in a sales shift to smaller vehicles.
For instance, Toledo failed to factor in added fuel costs into its savings calculation.
The biggest factor: Motor fuel and transportation costs are up 21.06 percent from year-ago levels.
Unlike the light-duty vehicle market, most medium- and heavy-duty truck purchasers operate on slim profit margins where fuel costs are a major factor in their economic survival.
Webber pointed out that fuel loads may have been a factor but unsurprisingly admitted he was looking forward to qualifying.
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Another negative was the impact of record crude oil prices that pushed fuel costs significantly higher and were a main factor behind an 8.2% gain in total costs.
So if you're planning to buy a car on a tight or specific budget, you might want to factor in--along with fuel and insurance--the cost of repairing a vehicle when the warranty expires.
They almost universally do not factor in the other emissions from burning fuel, even though they are more potent, because they exist in much smaller quantities and they also do not persist for centuries as will CO2.
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And the third factor, of course, is the price of fuel, which seems to know no upward limit these days.
There, a programme called Factor helps acts with everything from the cost of fuel for a tour van to major international marketing campaigns.
The What Car? calculator attempts to factor in different driving styles to help drivers work out how much money they are spending on fuel.
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