Ever since Congress imposed corporate average fuel economy requirements in the 1970s, automakers have been complying by downsizing their vehicles so they use less fuel and/or by using sales of smaller, lighter, and more fuel-efficient vehicles to offset what's consumed by their bigger vehicles. Read More »

Guidepoint(TM) Begins Shipping New GSM-Based Telematics System New Stolen Vehicle Recovery, Fleet Management System Debuts in Mexican Market PONTIAC, Mich. — Guidepoint(TM) announced that it has begun shipping a new stolen vehicle recovery and fleet management system that operates on the nationwide Cingular Wireless GSM(TM)/GPRS/EDGE network in the U.S., internationally via Cingular roaming agreements with GSM- based carriers in individual ... Read More »

Tucked into a 631-page bill (H.R. 4520), which is now headed to a House/Senate conference committee, is an obscure, one-sentence provision that would extend to the end of 2007 the existing $100,000 tax break for businesses that purchase SUVs or other passenger trucks over 6,000 pounds. Read More »

The following statement was issued today by Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, in response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing into law of AB 923 (Firebaugh), which will raise up to $80 million annually to replace old diesel school buses and agricultural engines with new, cleaner ones: “We applaud Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislature for instituting this ... Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced it will increase the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks by 1.5 miles per gallon (mpg) over the next three years, thus saving more than 3.6 billion gallons of gas over the lifetime of the trucks affected. Read More »

The auto companies are intent on being major players as well as good environmental citizens. Read on for more information about their efforts. Read More »