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Navy jet from the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia passes an apartment building during tactical demonstration flyover as part of the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup race, Sunday July 12, 2009 along the Detroit River in


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user posted imageIn this May 19, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally during the announcement of new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks in the Rose Garden of the White House. Also from left, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli; GM President Fritz Henderson; Honda Executive Vice President John Mendel, rear; and Volkswagen Group of America President and CEO Stefan Jacoby. For many in the auto industry the moment symbolized a triumph, that clinched the industry's long-sought goal of national rules for fuel efficiency and tailpipe pollution; for others it symbolized the diminished clout one of Washington's most potent lobbies, and an industry humbled, forced to swallow tough new mandates