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GABE NELSON

Whatever happened to the backup camera mandate?

1:12 pm U.S. ET | April 15, 2013
Just a few months ago, it seemed to be a done deal that light vehicles sold in the United States would need backup cameras within a few years. Auto safety regulators had proposed to mandate them in new vehicles by as soon as 2014, following through on a 2008 law aimed at reducing the number of children who are backed over and hurt or killed.... Read More »

 

Auto execs to speak on U.S. manufacturing in House hearing

2:59 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2013
Top executives from Ford, Honda, and Toyota are scheduled to testify next week at a Capitol Hill hearing on the outlook for U.S. auto manufacturing.... Read More »

 

Dealers seek to roll back '80s-era emissions control paperwork

12:47 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013
Under a bill introduced in the House of Representatives, dealers no longer would have to fill out paperwork assuring buyers that the emissions control systems of the cars they purchase have not been modified.... Read More »

 

New tailpipe emission regulations mulled by White House

1:59 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2013
The White House has started weighing a proposal to set stricter limits on tailpipe emissions, which could require automakers to put more emissions controls into their new cars and trucks within a few years.... Read More »