I kinda like the idea of having a mid size, affordable vehicle that’s fuel efficient for my family to travel in, but apparently the Auto Industry prefers the individual to buy large SUV’s or trucks that they never use for the purpose intended except to drive one person and their pet Maltese to doggie daycare twice a week that gets 12/18 gas mileage every day.
Who wants to have a fuel efficient SUV with 18 cupholders anyway? – PB/TK
Auto CEOs want Trump to order review of 2025 fuel rules –
The chief executives of 18 major automakers and their U.S. units urged President Donald Trump to revisit a decision by the Obama administration to lock in vehicle fuel efficiency rules through 2025.
In a letter sent late Friday and viewed by Reuters, the chief executives of General Motors Co (GM.N), Ford Motor Co, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, along with the top North American executives at Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), Honda Motor Co (7267.T), Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) and others urged Trump to reverse the decision, warning thousands of jobs could be at risk.
On Jan. 13, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a determination that the landmark fuel efficiency rules instituted by then President Barack Obama should be locked in through 2025, a bid to maintain a key part of his administration’s climate legacy.
Continue to reuters.com article: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vehicles-idUSKBN15R0U9
