Sen. George Voinovich says he will block mileage standards bill

Sen. George Voinovich says at Lordstown that he will block mileage standards bill

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sabrina Eaton Robert Schoenberger
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Lordstown -- Saying it could cost thousands of automotive jobs in Ohio, Sen. George Voinovich pledged Tuesday to block debate on a bill that would increase federal fuel economy standards.

"It won't go to conference until we get some commitments over on the House side that they're not going to make this situation worse," the Ohio Republican said Tuesday during a news conference at a General Motors Corp. plant that manufactures Chevrolet Co balt and Pontiac G5 compact cars.

The Senate passed an energy bill in June that calls for auto producers to make fleets that get an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
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Toyota, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have opposed the legislation, saying those standards would be prohibitively expensive to meet...





Voinovich pledges to fight fuel economy bill

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Posted by Sabrina Eaton and Robert Schoenberger October 09, 2007 16:21PM
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Lordstown -- Saying it could cost thousands of automotive jobs in Sen. George Voinovich pledged Tuesday to block debate on a bill that would increase federal fuel economy standards.

"It won't go to conference until we get some commitments over on the House side that they're not going to make this situation worse," the Ohio Republican said Wednesday during a news conference at a General Motors plant that makes Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compact cars.

The Senate passed an energy bill in June that calls for auto producers to make fleets that get an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Toyota, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have opposed the legislation, saying those standards would be prohibitively expensive to meet.

Auto lobbying groups have said the Senate bill would cost jobs because it would force domestic producers to spend more on retooling plants and developing products. Meanwhile, importers, who are already much closer to meeting the standards, would be able to continue to sell without those huge expenses, allowing them to charge lower prices and take more market share from Ford, GM and Chrysler...


Voinovich won't back increased federal fuel economy standards

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Posted by Sabrina Eaton and Robert Schoenberger October 09, 2007 17:50PM

Lordstown -- Saying it could cost thousands of automotive jobs in Ohio, Sen. George Voinovich pledged Tuesday to block debate on a bill that would increase federal fuel economy standards...


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So with global warming and peak oil he is still opposed to milage standards?

BTW G.M. is going close that plant when they get a chance too .... fuck the workers.

American car manufacturers more competitive on the world market."

that supposedly explains why CAFE increases will reduce jobs? If somebody (god forbid) actually asked Voinovich "why will more aggressive mileage standards cost automotive jobs?" What would he say?

It's become some kind of Pavlovian response with these people. If there were any actual reasons for it, I wonder if any of them remember what they were. Quant Suff!

... considering that the very same companies have had ample opportunity
to "re-tool" with each new model - i.e., as they are already changing
things for each new design, why on earth didn't they move FORWARD at the
same time instead of sticking resolutely to their 1950s approach?

Screw 'em.

Such an enormous tool should be quite handy on the shop floor. Made in the US, to boot.

1950, 1960, 1970, eras.

the US car companies' niche was ...

an otherwise mediocre car with a good engine.

Take that away, and the US companies lose to
BMW and Mercedes-Benz on one end,

Kia and Chery, on the other