DOT 12-09
Monday, January 26, 2009
Contact: Bill Adams
Tel.: (202) 366-4570

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on CAFE Standards

“Less than a week into his term, President Obama today signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Transportation to finalize CAFE standards for 2011 model year vehicles and to proceed expeditiously on setting standards for later years. CAFE is a top priority for this Administration, and the Department of Transportation and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are poised to move quickly on new fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks.”