Detroit 3 Face Huge Gap in Fuel Economy

[2008-12-23 17:07:26]

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The pledges from Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. to focus their futures on smaller and more fuel-efficient cars find them playing catch-up again in a race with foes that are far ahead and will continue running hard. By the time the first new models from Motown's campaign to get small hit a dealership in 2010, they will face fresh competition from foreign automakers, including several varieties of hybrids. While <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> Detroit executives vow to make every new model a class leader in efficiency, they will have to overcome a fuel-economy gap with foreign rivals -- in small and large cars alike. And beyond the engineering hurdles, Detroit 's automakers will have to fight years of consumer experience that frequently doesn't put American models on the shopping list.



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