Trump's Ties to Carmakers Get Testy Again, This Time on Mileage
- President’s on-again, off-again relations hit rough spot
- Ford defends pact with California on smog control standards
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Tensions between Donald Trump and major automakers erupted this week over the president’s plan to gut Obama-era fuel efficiency standards, the latest flareup in the administration’s testy relationship with the industry.
In a series of tweets Wednesday, Trump blasted “politically correct” executives for refusing to back the administration’s August 2018 plan that called for capping efficiency requirements after 2020 and revoking California’s authority to regulate vehicle greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.