Automotive Vehicle Fuel Economy in May 2013 Ties Record High by Gary Kopycinski on June 5, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Automotive: BMW Recalling 1 Million Vehicles November 3, 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Sharp Increase in Riskier Longer-term Auto Loans November 2, 2017 Report: Electric Vehicle Adoption in Illinois Will Lead to Billions of Dollars in Benefits September 28, 2017 ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. For the third month in a row, revised figures show that fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. is at an all-time high, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.