| Audi Q7 Takes Top Ranking in 2008 SmartGreen Index 10/10/2008 03:18. HERNDON, Va., Oct. 9, 2008 - The Audi Q7 luxury sport-utility
vehicle earned the highest rating in its category under a new
consumer sentiment index aimed at identifying the smartest "green"
choices available to U.S. consumers. This is the first year for the SmartGreen Index(SM), or SGI(SM),
tabulated by the San Diego-based marketing research firm Strategic
Vision. The index is based on actual customer experiences with
perceived quality, overall value (the "Smart" components) and
performance on environmental measures, such as fuel economy (the
"Green" component). Strategic Vision weighs customer responses to
find trends that would best predict customer advocacy, owner
satisfaction, brand loyalty and, in the end, model and nameplate
sales. The Audi Q7 stood out in those measures among... // Autochannel
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