Originally posted by beet1e
See Rule #5
Uhhh, beet, the Cafe standard NHTSA did roll back the standard for model year 1986 cars.... from 27.5 mpg to
26 mpg, 
Detroit continued to argue for more “relief.” based on the threat of imports replacing domestics. They also claimed "One year of relief is not enough.” (GM, Ford...Chrylers had met the CAFE standard, spending 5 billion to do so, they were outraged that GM and Ford got their roll back wish)
The auto industry got its multiple years of relief when NHTSA rolled back the CAFE standard to 26 mpg for model years 1987, 1988, and 1989. When the subject once again reared its head in 1989, jobs found their way back into the anti-fuel economy mix. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner announced in May 1989 that the four years of CAFE relief were over and reinstated the original 27.5 mpg target.
Big whoop. 1.5 mpg difference. (rolls eyes here) I'll bet there are a few hundred thousand workers in America thankful for this. I'm sure it pissed the Europeans off to no extent too.
