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Dave McCurdy: Congress could extend Cash-For-Clunkers, add more funding

The final Cash-for-Clunkers bill that President Obama signed into law back on June 24th carried a total of $1 billion in funding, which is a quarter of the amount the legislation initially called for. Dave McCurdy, president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, tells Automotive News that's only enough to cover roughly 250,000 vehicles and – assuming the program is successful – that Congress may vote in the fall to add more funding: I think it'll go very quickly, and Congress may have to revisit it in the fall... 250,000 ... Read more →

Auto Alliance comes out in favor of new federal fuel economy proposals Sam Abuelsamid

After fighting fuel economy and emissions rules at both the federal and state levels for many years, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is finally coming out in favor of the new regulatory ...

Who knew? May is National EcoDriving Month Sebastian Blanco

I doubt that the Auto Alliance got official sanctioning for this (where would you go, Congress?) but May has been declared "National EcoDriving Month." That means that the Alliance and their ...

Auto Alliance, Pew Campaign have different responses to Vermont GHG decision Sebastian Blanco

Some are happy, some are sad with the decision yesterday by Judge Sessions in Vermont on the possibility of state fuel economy rules that would, in effect, supplant federal legislation. On the one ...

Welcome the new, kinder, gentler Auto Alliance - and their ads Jeremy Korzeniewski

How could we possibly forget the last round of print and radio advertising that the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers let out of the bag? Sure, you remember those, don't you? They basically said ...

GM, Chrysler and The Auto Alliance create websites to sway consumers to contact Congress 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

www.drivecongress.com www.drivingamericasfuture.com www.grabdemocracybythehorns.com (password protected at this time) digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/Auto_Companies_Create_Fake_Grassroots_Campaigns_Against_Fuel_Standards'; What do all of the above internet sites all have in ...

Number of alternative fuel vehicles on the road still climbing rapidly 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Car makers have declared April to be National Alternative Fuel Autos Month and they're promoting it by letting people know how many more new alternative fuel vehicles are being sold every year. According to stats compiled by RL Polk, who track registration data, there are now 103,000 alternative ...

Auto Alliance declares this to be "National Alternative Fuel Autos Week" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade association made up of BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen. If you take all the alternative fuel autos made by these companies (those autos defined by the Alliance ...

Sales and sales targets of alternative-fuel vehicles on the rise 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The fact that the sales of hybrids, diesels and other alternative-fuel vehicles are increasing shouldn't be news to readers of AutoblogGreen. However, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers have offered some real numbers in a recent press release. According to figures reported by R.L. Polk & ...

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