Automakers seek to block tighter fuel rules
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The heads of Detroit's auto industry asked Congress yesterday to reconsider a proposal to increase fuel standards that the automakers say could hurt their industry.
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The energy bill President Bush signed last week mandating tougher fuel-economy standards sent a simple message to automakers: lighten up.
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The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved a regulation to require that automakers sell vehicles with reduced emissions of heat-trapping gases by 2009, a move opposed by car companies that could eventually add more than $1,000 to the price of a
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The Chrysler Group is abandoning a plan to build a new luxury sedan, citing fuel regulations currently on the table in Washington that could push U.S. automakers to increase vehicle fuel mileage, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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A swift response to problems should speed the automaker's recovery.
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Chief executives of U.S.- based automakers were told bluntly by Democratic leaders on Wednesday to expect higher fuel standards, but the industry lobbied hard to avoid sharply higher mileage targets.
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The EPA wants to increase the minimum amount of alternative fuels used in vehicles, but the bar is set below the industry trend.
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Carmakers can't escape what lies ahead.
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General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s biggest carmaker, faced wider production cutbacks in Europe as a six-day protest against job-cut plans spread and a shortage of parts from Germany halted work at a Belgian car plant.
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Pressure mounted on the Bush administration yesterday to allow states to impose their own regulations on vehicle emissions.
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Under pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, top Canadian officials are pushing for the government to follow California&#39;s sweeping plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - A dozen states would be blocked from imposing new requirements on automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a draft energy bill being prepared for a vote later this month.
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"The European Commission has let car makers drive away with a proposal that sets a weak, short-term standard ... and offers an open road to heavy, gas-guzzling vehicles"  Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union. via MLive.com
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The plan is seen by automakers as the most challenging regulation since Congress first created fuel economy standards in the 70's.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission proposed yesterday binding rules to require carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, provoking criticism from the European automobile industry as well as from environmentalists who said the regulations did not go far enough.
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Companies are looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline.
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Long a symbol of power for American car companies, the V-8 engine is sputtering as Detroitâs Big Three promote smaller engines and alternative-fuel vehicles.