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American car manufacturers said the fuel-economy standards put in place by President Barack Obama would be technologically difficult and expensive to comply with.
by CORAL DAVENPORT and BILL VLASIC | Mar 17, 2017 | World
WASHINGTON — President Trump traveled to Detroit on Wednesday to announce a rollback of stringent fuel economy standards for cars and trucks that were put in place by the Obama administration — a welcome message to American automakers but one that could slow the push...
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Protesters march outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, in Detroit, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 25, 2013 | Opinion
All of a sudden, one of the largest American cities announces that it is bankrupt. Detroit, known “The Motor City,” or “Motown” for short, is the capital of the US automobile industry and the heart of African-American music. It declared...