The Chicago Tribune reports that the American Affluence Research Center took a poll among the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans and found that among the 11 million households representing about half of all consumer income in this country, plans to reduce spending will mean a softness in the sale of new motor vehicles in the next 12 months. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
In 2005, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Bush administration EPA properly exercised its discretion when it denied a petition by eco-litigation groups to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new motor vehicles under § 202 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). (globalwarming.org)
New motor vehicle sales are one of the barometers of a healthy economy. (canadianbusiness.com)