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The decision follows President Obama’s landmark agreement to adopt federal emission standards for the model years 2012-2016. From 2012 onwards, the new national standards would be deemed to reflect the state standards and the autoindustry would dismiss its legal challenges.
As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the autoindustry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. Way to kill the audience, Greg.
Meanwhile, the West drags its feet Its a stark difference to how automakers and governments usually behave in the West (and in Japan ), working to slow down transitions and add protectionist measures instead of gearing up for an inevitable change in the industry that already started.
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