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Major auto makers, the White House and the state of California reached a handshake agreement this summer on annual emissions and fuel-efficiency targets for autos sold between 2017 and 2025.
Dealers Oppose Gas Rules Josh Mitchell 2011
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"It's a big opportunity for us," Mr. Kuraishi said, citing the boost Honda and other Japanese auto makers received from tougher new fuel-efficiency standards in the U.S. in decades past.
Honda Plans Push for Hybrids in China Norihiko Shirouzu 2011
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Last month, Obama administration officials said they are considering issuing fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks equivalent to at least 47 miles per gallon and as high as 62 gallons by 2025.
Peter Lehner: Six Months After the Spill, What We Still Need to Do to Prevent Another Disaster Peter Lehner 2010
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"And whenever an attempt was made to raise our fuel-efficiency standards, the auto companies would lobby furiously against it, spending millions to prevent the very reform that could've saved their industry."
Can U.S. automakers build a small car in this country? GM thinks so. Peter Whoriskey 2011
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"And whenever an attempt was made to raise our fuel-efficiency standards, the auto companies would lobby furiously against it, spending millions to prevent the very reform that could've saved their industry."
Can U.S. automakers build a small car in this country? GM thinks so. Peter Whoriskey 2011
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Last month, Obama administration officials said they are considering issuing fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks equivalent to at least 47 miles per gallon and as high as 62 gallons by 2025.
Peter Lehner: Six Months After the Spill, What We Still Need to Do to Prevent Another Disaster Peter Lehner 2010
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Speculation has intensified this year that more companies will be forced to form joint ventures amid the softness in the European market and the pressure to keep in step with growing fuel-efficiency demands.
Toyota to Shift Highlander Hybrid Production to U.S. From Japan Jeff Bennett 2012
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Akbar Al Baker , chief executive of Qatar Airways, a major Cargolux shareholder, said recently that Cargolux postponed the deliveries because the jets, which carry General Electric Co. engines, didn't meet fuel-efficiency guarantees.
Cargolux to Take First Boeing 747-8 Wednesday David Kesmodel 2011
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Other companies already in the fuel-efficiency race include truck makers Navistar International Corp.,
Fuel-Economy Rules Raise Bar for Engine Makers James R. Hagerty 2010
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"And whenever an attempt was made to raise our fuel-efficiency standards, the auto companies would lobby furiously against it, spending millions to prevent the very reform that could've saved their industry."
Can U.S. automakers build a small car in this country? GM thinks so. Peter Whoriskey 2011
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