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General Motors is reconsidering plans to offer a wide range of rear-drive vehicles in North America. The reason for this reconsideration is the government’s mounting pressure on automakers to improve fuel economy.

In doubt are the next-generation Chevrolet Impala and other models. Plans have been thrown into disarray by the Bush administration’s call for a higher corporate average fuel economy, called CAFE, and uncertainty over carbon dioxide regulations.

GM and the Chrysler group also are weighing the impact of proposed regulations on future vehicle and engine programs. “We haven’t made any changes to our global product plan at this point,” said John Smith, GM group vice president of global product planning, in an e-mail. “However, we continue to cautiously monitor pending regulations and their implications to some segments.”

If you were at the show then you would notice that it was a little dissapointing. Of course if you went on the last day of the show, you missed the best part: The Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept. At least everyone got to drool over that one.

The Camaro won two consumer “Best of Show” awards, one for “Best Concept Vehicle” and one for “Vehicle I’d Most Like to Have in My Driveway.” Yet this must-see car was conspicuously absent on Sunday. General Motors pulled the Camaro and the Chevrolet Volt Concept on Saturday night after the show closed because both cars had to be transported to California for previous commitments, according to GM officials.
It was interesting and more than a little disappointing.