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The Town Car moving to Canada had nothing to do with CAFE, which treats Canadian vehicles as "domestic"
President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] has urged car manufacturers to produce cars that can run on renewable fuels such as [[ethanol]] and [[biodiesel]], to cut down on America's dependence on foreign [[oil]].
President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] has urged car manufacturers to produce cars that can run on renewable fuels such as [[ethanol]] and [[biodiesel]], to cut down on America's dependence on foreign [[oil]].
A sad historical note: The last real American car to be made in the USA will roll off the assembly line in April 2007. In this context "real" means standard sized with frame/body construction and rear wheel drive. Lincoln Town Car production continues after moving to Canada along side the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis produced there. An underlying cause is the need to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards within both domestic and imported fleet aggregates. Thus, the largest cars are best placed with the "imported" pool for compliance purposes. Large General Motors cars which included full sized sedan and station wagon body styles ended production in 1996.
A sad historical note: The last real American car to be made in the USA will roll off the assembly line in April 2007. In this context "real" means standard sized with frame/body construction and rear wheel drive. Lincoln Town Car production continues after moving to Canada along side the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis produced there. Consolidation of the low-production Town Car with Ford's two other body-on-frame cars to one plant for economic reasons was the main purpose of the move. Large General Motors cars which included full sized sedan and station wagon body styles ended production in 1996.
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