Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade group of automobile manufacturers in the United States. Their mission is to "represents the common interests of its members and provides a forum to enable them to advance public policies that meet consumer and societal needs for clean, safe, efficient, and affordable personal transportation." cite web
title = Alliance Mission Statement
publisher = The Alliance of Autmobile Manufactureres
url = http://www.autoalliance.org/about/mission.php?PHPSESSID=49d5d22c6c79b37de4f771d51a174dbe]

The trade group formed on January 13, 1999 to replace the American Automobile Manufacturers Association which had represented only American manufacturers. Charter members included:
* Ford Motor Company
* General Motors Corporation of the United States
* BMW A.G.
* Volkswagen A.G.
* DaimlerChrysler A.G. of Germany
* A.B. Volvo of Sweden
* Mazda Motor Corporation
* Nissan Motor Company
* Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.

As an advocacy group for the automobile industry on public policy issues, an example of the alliance's activity includes sponsorship of the Transportation Data Center at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). cite web
title = Transportation Data Center (TDC)
publisher = University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
url = http://www.umtri.umich.edu/divisionPage.php?pageID=3] .

Likewise, the alliance is active in political lobbying on behalf of the industry. The alliance appealed, for instance, a district-court ruling in California in September 2007 that upholds states' ability to regulate exhaust emissions, the issue having a strong bearing on state and federal vehicle mileage regulations. cite web
title = Screw CAFE, California Wants 43.7 MPG: Automakers to Appeal States-Rights Ruling
publisher = Jalopnik.com, as reported by the Detroit News| url =http://jalopnik.com/cars/industry-news/screw-cafe-california-wants-437-mpg-automakers-to-appeal-states+rights-ruling-308027.php] . They also have weighed in on the federal government's new fuel economy and emissions standards proposals calling for other industries to do their part in helping to trim pollution and conserve energy.cite web
title = AAM Weighs In On Environmental Responsibility
publisher = Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers , as reported by Auto Trends | url =http://www.autotrends.org/aam-weighs-in-on-environmental-responsibility/] .

References

External links

* [http://www.autoalliance.org/ Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers official site]