HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN HELP (THE AUTO INDUSTRY)

Based on interviews with several U.S. automotive executives, actions are outlined for the Federal government that will provide long-term relief to the auto industry and will ensure that it will be competitive in domestic and overseas markets. The proposals do not imply that all auto regulation is unnecessary, especially in the areas of mileage and safety, but rather that the problem is overregulation. Actions are listed under several categories: broad scope (e.g. limit imports, restructure tax policies, eliminate unnecessary regulation and paperwork), fuel supply (e.g. establish a vigorous synfuels development program, restructure Windfall Profits Tax), emissions (e.g. cancel the 1985 diesel particulate standard, consolidate and reduce emission standards), fuel economy (e.g. drop efforts to set post-1985 mpg standards), safety (e.g. favor mandatory seat belt use over passive restraints, re-examine proposed standards), noise (reevaluate the need for car and truck standards), and factories (e.g. establish an independent commission to evaluate Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, re-evaluate factory air and water pollution standards). It is further advised that the Federal government get completely out of the energy regulation business.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Authors:
  • CALLAHAN, J M
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 62-63
• Serial:
  • Automotive Industries
  • Volume: 160
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1099-4130
  • Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobile industry; Deregulation; Exhaust gases; Federal government; Fuel consumption; Manual safety belts; Noise control; Synthetic fuels
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371382
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 577
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM