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Stickers would help auto buyers compare fuel economy - USA Today

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:55:59 GMT+00:00

Stickers would help auto buyers compare fuel economy
USA Today
AP By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY DETROIT — In its first major overhaul of fuel-economy ratings in 30 years, the Environmental Protection Agency and the ...
Auto-mileage labels to get climate revampThe Hill (blog)
Fuel-Efficiency Labels May Display Letter »Inside Line
Updated car stickers to include environmental infoThe Associated Press
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Auto dealers oppose proposed EPA fuel efficiency letter grades - The Detroit News
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:08:56 GMT+00:00

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Auto dealers oppose proposed EPA fuel efficiency letter grades
The Detroit News
The median grade would be a "B-" though larger vehicles like SUVs and vans would get worse grades on average than smaller more fuel efficient vehicles. ...
Auto sales stickers may add guzzle gradeThe Detroit News
US Auto Grades Fail to Win Automakersbrandchannel.com
How would fuel effiency labels affect car sales?Marketplace (blog)
Autoblog (blog) -AsiaOne
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China Property Bonds Rebound as Debt Sales Fuel Confidence: Credit Markets - Bloomberg
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:16:37 GMT+00:00

China Property Bonds Rebound as Debt Sales Fuel Confidence: Credit Markets
Bloomberg
In Europe, Telefonica SA, Europe's second-largest phone company, and German auto parts supplier Continental AG led 14.9 billion euros ($19 billion) of sales ...


China regulator, researcher disagree on auto capacity - Reuters
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:01:21 GMT+00:00

AsiaOne

China regulator, researcher disagree on auto capacity
Reuters
TIANJIN (Reuters) - China's top economic planner and a leading government-backed research body disagreed at an auto industry forum ...
200m cars forecast for China's roads by 2020Shanghai Daily
Booming China auto industry faces over-capacityAFP

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Uptick in national SUV sales resonates in Central Louisiana - Alexandria Town Talk
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:47:09 GMT+00:00

Uptick in national SUV sales resonates in Central Louisiana
Alexandria Town Talk
In fact, the vehicle class many assumed to be on the way out due to rising fuel costs appears to be making a comeback. According to New Jersey-based ...

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Hyundai CEO backs vehicle grading - The Detroit News
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:23:30 GMT+00:00

Hyundai CEO backs vehicle grading
The Detroit News
Hyundai will reveal a new sedan at the Los Angeles auto show that will have a combined fuel efficiency rating of nearly 50 mpg, Krafcik said. ...

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Scarlet letters for the auto industry - Denver Post
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:23:05 GMT+00:00

Scarlet letters for the auto industry
Denver Post
By all means, let's replace the current label, which dates back decades and offers a limited menu of fuel economy data. In fact, the Obama administration ...

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Older Grand Cherokees In Federal Probe Over Fuel Fires - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:39:10 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Older Grand Cherokees In Federal Probe Over Fuel Fires
Wall Street Journal (blog)
... Cherokees and fuel fires. The NHTSA says that the Center for Auto Safety, a safety research group, petitioned the agency to start the investigation. ...
US probes old Jeep Grand Cherokees for fire riskReuters
Jeep fuel tanks targeted in probeLos Angeles Times
NHTSA investigates gas tank fire risk for 1993-2004 Jeep Grand CherokeeUSA Today
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Castroneves has winning fuel strategy in Kentucky Indy 300 - Lexington Herald Leader
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:20:13 GMT+00:00

Lexington Herald Leader

Castroneves has winning fuel strategy in Kentucky Indy 300
Lexington Herald Leader
AP - Helio Castroneves of Brazil celebrated in victory lane after winning the IndyCar Series' Kentucky Indy 300 auto race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta on ...

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Why 60 MPG Is a Good Deal for Consumers, Environment and Jobs - Reuters
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:21 GMT+00:00

Hybrid Cars News

Why 60 MPG Is a Good Deal for Consumers, Environment and Jobs
Reuters
In the 1970s, the US auto industry fell asleep at the wheel when it came to building fuel efficient cars and ceded huge market share to the Japanese ...
New CFA Report: 60 mpg or More Standard is Economically Achievable and Truly ...PR Newswire (press release)

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