Automakers are definitely making progress toward more environmentally friendly vehicles, but the steps are smaller than automakers would have you believe.
Tucked away at the automaker?s display in Detroit are the guts of a new gasoline direct-injection twin-turbo V-8 that might have deserved a more prominent position.
Under a draft of the law, Volkswagen could make major changes only with approval of shareholders representing one share more than 80 percent of its share capital.
Long a symbol of power for American car companies, the V-8 engine is sputtering as Detroit?s Big Three promote smaller engines and alternative-fuel vehicles.
In his first visit to the Detroit auto show, Toyota?s chief executive appealed to his employees to take personal responsibility for the quality of Toyota cars and trucks.
If approved, the law would prohibit the importation of fuels derived from crops grown on certain kinds of land ?including forests, wetlands or grasslands.
The auto show in Detroit is historically an unapologetic celebration of tire-burning, gas-guzzling, budget-busting vehicles, and this year should be no exception.
