According to the U.S. government’s recent projections, Japan based Honda Motors have produced most fuel efficient and less polluting cars for American roads. Others who followed Honda were Hyundai-Kia a South Korea based company which occupied the 2nd position and Japan based Toyota occupied 3rd position.

U.S. based automakers mainly produce SUVs, pickup vehicles and vans which emit more tailpipe emissions and gives poor mileage whereas Overseas automakers like Toyota, Hyundai Kia and Honda produce sedans and compacts which emits less gas and gives good mileage. Japanese car makers Honda and Toyota also lead the U.S. auto market in electric/gasoline hybrid vehicles for selling most fuel efficient vehicles.

All the automobiles being sold in 2009 are estimated to have the average of 21.1 miles per gallon and due to this overall Carbon emissions went down. According to EPA, Honda’s fleet wide fuel efficiency is estimated to be 23.6 mpg. Hyundai-Kia ranking second has fuel efficiency of 23.4 mpg this year, whereas Toyota vehicles are expected to give an average of 23.2 mpg this year. Hyundai-Kia’s Carbon emissions output increased slightly while Toyota’s decreased. The European company which occupied fourth position amongst the nine global automakers been analyzed is Volkswagen AG. Its fleet wide fuel efficiency is estimated to be 22.8 mpg, bit up from last year.

American car companies like General Motors and Ford Motors are also improving their vehicles on fuel efficiency and Carbon emission output to increase their sales; however, their figures are far below the average. General Motors vehicles are set to average of 19.9 mpg while Ford trucks and cars are estimated to be 20.5mpg rating as per the statistics.

Chrysler a company which manufactures SUVs, pickups and vans ranks last for Carbon emission output while its fuel economy is estimated as 18.7 mpg which is again last ranking in both categories. Both the automakers General Motors and Chrysler have restructured after bankruptcy this year.

U.S. automakers are improving their vehicles this year, but as far as mileage and cleaner engines are concerned they still lag behind in comparison with Asian and European automakers.

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