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AIAM supports EPA's refusal of federal waiver for Californian emissions legislation
5th Febuary 2008
On 1st February the U.S. Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) issued a statement reiterating its support for a single federal approach to improving motor vehicle fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by intervening on the side of EPA in a lawsuit brought by the State of California against EPA concerning California's greenhouse gas emissions regulations.
"This is not a lawsuit to resist greenhouse gas emissions regulation. Rather, our intervention is focused on only one issue -- who should set those standards," said Michael J. Stanton, President and CEO of AIAM. "We believe that for important policy and legal reasons, it is the federal government that should set those standards."
Stanton added, "In fact, AIAM was one of the most vocal supporters of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires an overall interim fleet standard of at least 35 mpg by 2020 - an increase in fuel economy of 40% or more - and the 'maximum feasible' level fuel economy by 2030.”
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