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Sen. Levin: increase in CAFE standard would kill Chrysler

How did Carl Levin, a Democratic Senator from Michigan, help get the compromise on the upcoming CAFE bill we mentioned this morning? He said yesterday that he would filibuster fuel economy legislation because he says it discriminates against the Big Three domestic automakers. He also said that a requirement that would raise fuel economy standards by 10 mpg over 10 years would put the Chrysler group out of business, according to Automotive News (subs req'd). Let's just state for the record that GM, Chrysler, and Ford are three of Levin's top ... Read more →

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