COALITION DECRIES WEAKENING HOUSE ETHICS RULES
Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, speaks out against the Republican Congressional leadership's plans to weaken the House Ethics Committee during a news conference on Jan. 3, 2005, in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Auto safety advocates are calling for government regulators to crash-test older model Jeeps to make sure protective trailer hitches actually protect occupants.
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Americans may be driving unsafe vehicles without knowing it because federal safety investigations are taking longer than they should, consumer advocates say.
Congress and the White House are one step closer to an auto bailout agreement, but the plan shuns small car companies and doesn't provide enough safeguards to ensure the Big Three change their ways, some experts say.
U.S. President George Bush and the chairmen of General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler met at the White House Monday to discuss alternative fuels. At a news conference on the south lawn, where several alternative-fuel vehicles were parked, Bush repeated
A consumer group has criticized a U.S. government decision allowing automakers to decide when to advise dealers of a vehicle defect.
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is urging Congress to enact vehicle safety measures to require improved seat belts and other equipment.
Federal auto regulators have formally raised fuel economy standards to require automakers to boost average mileage for light trucks 1.5 miles per gallon over th
Federal prosecutors in Southern Illinois have subpoenaed documents from lawyers for Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding Co. Inc. and Ford Motor Co. in a possible criminal investigation of tire failures.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Dr. Jeffrey Runge Wednesday told a Senate hearing the government agency would let automakers voluntarily improve t
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