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Cash for Clunkers update: IRS taxes rebates, Chrysler in a good kind of trouble, more

The Cash For Clunkers program, officially known as CARS, is a program in flux. If you missed the CARS news over the weekend, read this post. Here's what has happened since then: The White House was pushing the Senate to act today, making it very clear that CARS has pushed average mpg numbers up by "nearly 10 miles per gallon" for the new cars over the clunkers that were scrapped. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wouldn't say what would happen if the Senate doesn't match the House's extra billions for CARS, saying simply, "I believe ... Read more →

Money's not there for flex-fuel and other advanced technologies, automakers say Sebastian Blanco

Here's the thing: American automakers used to fully support E85-capable (aka flex-fuel) vehicles. With a few cheap additions to a standard engine ($100, or thereabouts), a car could get a special ...

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 responds to EPA's CO2 warning Sebastian Blanco

Today's EPA's decision to put CO2 on the list of greenhouse gases that endanger human health sets up a totally predictable confrontation with the Auto Alliance. The reason is that if CO2 can be ...

Auto Alliance CEO: automakers "Embrace Change," want national regulations Sebastian Blanco

Auto Alliance President and CEO Dave McCurdy has released an Op-Ed titled "Embracing Change" in which he unsurprisingly uses can-do enthusiasm to explain just how well the big automakers are gearing ...

Obama looks to change California's EPA waiver status; big changes could follow 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Big news on the emissions regulation front today. For years, California has been in the driver's seat (or at least the co-pilot's chair) when it comes to American emissions regulations thanks to the grandfathered ability of the state to define its own rules. These rules were almost always ...

Auto Alliance CEO has another cash for clunkers idea 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, we wrote about two "cash for clunkers" ideas being discussed by U.S. and German lawmakers. Over on Gristmill, the president and CEO of the Auto Alliance, Dave McCurdy, has detailed a separate plan that would pay people to get rid of their old cars and buy new ones, new cars that are ...

Thanks, team! AutoblogGreen takes fifth in EcoDriving challenge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Need a quick little something to do during your lunch break? The EcoDriving game from the Auto Alliance has been up since September and AutoblogGreen readers have managed to - as a team - come in fifth place in the overall rankings. To mark our/your ecodriving skills, the Auto Allliance has paid to ...

Auto Alliance: fuel efficiency takes a back seat to survival 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bailouts, ever-increasing CAFE standards, dropping sales. It's not an easy time to be in the auto industry these days, but someone's got to speak up for the automakers. That person is Charlie Territo, communications director for the Auto Allliance, who we last spoke with at the New York Auto Show. ...

Auto Alliance president talks about the other president and changes in Washington 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Following the big change that swept through American politics on Nov. 4, there has been a lot of celebration in a lot of places. Over at the Auto Allliance, the association made up of BMW Group, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi ...

More automakers make their true feelings known about CAFE 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Though BMW was the first automaker to contact the Bush Administration with concerns about the latest CAFE rules, it didn't take long for more to speak up. As represented by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the Detroit 3, Toyota, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and others have banded together to ...

New York 2008: Auto Alliance re-emphasizes focus on environment and safety 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When the U.S. Congress passes or is about to pass some legislation relating to issues of automobile safety or vehicles' ecological impact, the Auto Alliance speaks up. Why do we only hear from the group on these issues? The Alliance's Charles Territo sat down with us at the New York Auto Show to ...

Auto Alliance, Pew Campaign have different responses to Vermont GHG decision 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 hand, we have the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency, on the other we have the Auto Alliance. Pew ...

Know about TPMS? You will, and soon 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We don't need to tell you that under-inflated tires can zing your mpg for a few percentage points, do we? You know that keeping your tires correctly inflated means you're helping to get the most miles per gallon you can, right? Good, cause it's something we should all know by now, and there are ...

Detroit takes grassroots efforts to middle America, "to educate people" about CAFE 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Whenever we bring up the revision of CAFE standards that Washington is considering, it seems confusing that the automakers say that they support mileage increases but are still trying to convince people not to accept them. Remember, though, that there is more than one bill on the table to be ...

Welcome the new, kinder, gentler Auto Alliance - and their ads 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 that if the Senate were to pass new CAFE standards, you would not be able to afford a pickup truck ...

The "Plug-in Hybrid Opportunity Act of 2007" follows up the FREEDOM Act 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Representative Ed Markey, (D-Mass), who is head of the Select Committee on Energy Independence And Global Warming (whew), proposed the "Plug-in Hybrid Opportunity Act of 2007" yesterday. The plan would give a 35 percent tax break to hybrid owners who purchase and install the components to ...

Union of Concerned Scietists to Auto Alliance: Stop spreading misinformation! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After running their radio and print ads for the last few weeks, and creating a few websites all designed to sway consumer opinion away from higher government-mandated fuel economy requirements, The Auto Alliance is back with similar tactics, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. The ...

John McCormick from The Detroit News shares his thoughts on CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While I was reading this column, I almost thought I was perusing my latest copy of Car and Driver. Then, I realized that the writing was not as good, and the attempts at humor less successful. But, anyway, John McCormick did cover some of the points that Patrick Bedard consistently seems to touch ...

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 ...

Automakers create radio and print ads in an attempt to stall fuel economy regulations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In an effort to sway consumer's minds when it comes to the types of vehicles they purchase and the regulations concerning fuel mileage of those vehicles, a consortium of automakers is running radio and print advertising in some states. The group, Auto Alliance, consists of General Motors Corp., ...

Number of Alternative Fuel Autos on California's Roads Increased 17% in 2006 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Number_of_Alternative_Fuel_Autos_on_California_s_Roads_Increased_17_in_200'; Here's a bit of information that directly ties into the post I wrote earlier today, and helps explain that story a bit, too. In the earlier piece, we found out from the LA Times ...

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 ...


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