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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT
I thought all of this was from months ago...which was why GM "shut down" their rear wheel drive plants and put them on hold???
Because even though this was passed, legislation was put into effect that if GM, Ford, and Chrysler couldn't meet the standards, then the gov't could lower the mpg...
Isn't this an old article? All should be fine by now...
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No. Ironically - what happened then, was the preliminary 'passing' of it. When it was drawn up, and people started saying..."this is a good idea". That's when Lutz 'got nervous'.
Then about a week or so ago, they tried passing it, again (I think) at which point they couldn't. So they took out the provision for the elimination of tax breaks on Oil companies
Go figure. Now bush is expected to sign it.
