Ignore politicians: lower fuel-economy rules don’t create jobs, analyst says

Production line at GM’s Orion Assembly plant in MichiganA common refrain among critics of current and future fuel-economy standards is that the need to comply with them produces job cuts in the auto industry. It's a theme picked up by President Donald Trump during a much-publicized visit to Detroit last week. In the hometown of the Big Three U.S. automakers, Trump discussed plans to end what he termed...