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Released: July 29, 2011
Carmakers back strict new rules for gas mileage
Source: Bill Vlasic, NY Times (Free Registration)
Four years ago, the American auto industry was so opposed to higher fuel economy standards that executives of Detroit camped out in Washington in an unsuccessful bid to undercut them. On Friday, when President Obama is scheduled to announce even stricter standards — in fact, the largest increase in mileage requirements since the government began regulating consumption of gasoline by cars in the 1970s — the chief executives of Detroit’s Big Three are expected to be in Washington again.Read Full Article: Carmakers back strict new rules for gas mileage
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