"Automakers, Congress to Discuss Climate"

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.

The leaders of General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler were to make a rare joint appearance before a House subcommittee on Wednesday. The companies were noting that proposed increases in gas mileage standards for new vehicles would be extremely expensive and challenging.

A panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee was to hear from Rick Wagoner, General Motors Corp.'s chairman and chief executive; Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally; Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American President Jim Press; and Tom LaSorda, president and CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group.

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