U.S. Automakers Push for Deal on Fuel Efficiency Rules

Reuters

U.S. auto executives are pressing the Trump administration and California to agree on fuel efficiency standards as risks increase that a deadline will pass without a deal. Sen. Tom Carper said he had heard the administration now plans a 0.5 percent annual increase. That’s not a freeze, which many automakers oppose, but it’s far weaker than the Obama-era plan.

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