New US Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Favor German And Asian Brands

But the rules may give some automakers a competitive advantage. The regulation is expected to mirror a California provision that gives less-stringent tailpipe emissions requirements to automakers with annual U.S. sales of no more than 400,000 vehicles, mainly German and Asian manufacturers. Reducing emissions is best achieved by increasing fuel economy.

Despite grumbling from domestic automakers, the provision was part of a deal reached in the spring and will be part of the final regulation, said Jody Freeman, a top White House climate adviser, in an interview last month.


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veyron1001 - 9/8/2009 10:56:42 AM

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I dont see a problem with this?

pennfootball - 9/8/2009 11:39:55 AM

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That's messed up and should be illegal, let the Axis powers comply to our laws we shore as hell have to comply to their when we export, granted in small numbers, any cars to them.

theman440 - 9/8/2009 12:38:37 PM

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"Maybe the domestics should concentrate on something else besides V8 pick-up trucks"

Come on now - the big 3 were building what people were buying, that is why TOYOTA and NISSAN came out with their V8 Pickups - they wanted in on that lucrative market.

Willis - 9/8/2009 1:31:26 PM

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Huu76: STFU

Your anti-European stance is getting really annoying.

WorldofLuxury - 9/8/2009 1:00:14 PM

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I think this is more unfair than it is fair PERIOD

Joe_Limon - 9/8/2009 1:41:31 PM

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I for one like the loophole. It will continually provide a means for companies to produce the cars I love (powerful, carbon belching, anti green machines). These vehicles will never be main stream since main stream can't afford them. And it forces all the hippies to drive cars they love. It's win win as far as I am concerned.

Joe_Limon - 9/8/2009 2:08:03 PM

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Whoever deboosted me doesn't like cars and shouldn't be posting on this enthusiasts website. My post was both pro consumer mass produced fuel efficiency and pro performance enthusiast. Would someone please enlighten me?

DinamoR - 9/8/2009 3:06:17 PM

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you're about 8 years late with that...for once we have a government that is moving us into the 21st century, not back to the 19th...

DinamoR - 9/8/2009 3:02:46 PM

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well maybe retarded americans can finally start making fuel efficient cars? if detroit hadn't listened to the big oil (bush admin) and invested everything they had in hummers and tahoes, they wouldn't be in this mess in the first place