By Drew Johnson
Wednesday, Aug 15th, 2007 @ 10:27 am

U.S. automakers are set to take their objections of the new corporate average fuel economy standards to the people. Automakers claim the new standards proposed by the U.S. Senate will cost billions to comply with and would put jobs at risk because they would no longer be able to make their biggest, most profitable models. Ford , GM and Chrysler will be holding rallies in St. Louis and Chicago in hopes of gaining support.
The current CAFE proposal calls for a 40% mileage increase to 35 miles per gallon for cars and trucks combined by 2020. Domestic automakers are counting on the rallies to increase support for a measure sponsored by U.S. Reps. Baron Hill, D-Ind., and Lee Terry, R-Neb., that would change CAFE requirements to 35 mpg for cars by 2022 and 32 mpg for light trucks by 2022, according to The Detroit News. The rallies start Thursday in Chicago and are expect to draw the support of hundreds of UAW workers.

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