HERNDON, Va. , Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 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... // Clean Energy Update

HERNDON, Va., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 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... // PR Newswire

- New Strategic Vision index measures the perceived quality, overall value and environmental impact of vehicles sold in America - The Audi Q7 earned the highest marks in the luxury SUV category

HERNDON, Va. , Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 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... // Earthtimes