Yet another reason why they will fail horrifically
You’d think the money they are spending on lawyers would go to making their cars more fuel efficient….nahhhhh
and at the same time, they want to keep going with their lawsuits, which have already cost millions and millions of dollars.”
I’ve put in a call to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents all the major automakers, and will let readers know when I hear back.
UPDATE: Yes, they will continue to sue.
Automakers Rep: We’ll Keep Suing
In a telephone interview this morning, Charles Territo, a spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which is a party to two of the lawsuits now in federal court, said that the association had no intention of altering its strategy just because some of its members had recently received billions in public money.
“Keep in mind that the money that was given was one to two manufacturers [GM and Chrysler],” he said. “And all manufacturers have opposed the standards. Those lawsuits were brought by the entire industry, to protect the longstanding federal law that says that fuel efficiency standards should be set at the federal level and not by individual states.”
It should be noted that the auto manufacturers have so far lost all the cases that have gone to trial. They have appealed those decisions.
I hope we put some strings on the bailout money for automobile manufacturers – no more suing the government over mileage requirements.
Trade associations are supported by their members — so while the car companies are not directly suing, they (and some parts manufacturers) are providing every red cent for this lawsuit. The rule really ought to be no entity getting Fed bailout funds should be sending money to lobbying groups and trade associations.