Four cylinders power up in popularity

NEW YORK

“We have seen some shift, and we are reacting to it as fast as we can,” said Mark LaNeve, General Motors’ North American marketing chief.

So far this year, about 31.5% of vehicles sold have come equipped with four-cylinder engines. That’s up from 29.2% in 2003, reports the Power Information Network. The percentage of vehicles with six- and eight-cylinder engines dropped over the same period.