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Why GM doesn’t want to go bankrupt

November 17th, 2008 by DaveAdmin

Senator Shelby, who refers to American automakers as dinosaurs making cars nobody wants (ignoring the domestics’ current market share and critically acclaimed vehicles such as the Chevy Malibu and Dodge Challenger), has suggested that the automakers should simply go bankrupt. Numerous other analysts have suggested this path, mainly as a way to avoid paying pensions [...]

Tags: automakers, bailout, banks, cars, federal, loans, nationalizing, regulation, toyota.
GM

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CARB, EPA, and the law: clarifying the history and the future

December 24th, 2007 by Bill C

Since 1967, the EPA has consistently said that California can make its own emissions rules. In fact, California’s ability to do this is embodied in federal law. With yesterday’s refusal to grant an additional waiver, the EPA has put itself on very shaky legal ground. Many people think this is really a delaying tactic to [...]

Tags: CAFE, California, CARB, emissions, EPA, mileage, regulation, standards.
Cars and stuff

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