Schwarzenegger blames auto woes on empty US policy

DETROIT, Michigan (AFP)

“We need a vision for energy, a vision for our cars, a vision for greenhouse gases and a vision for tailpipe emissions. In all this time we have not had those visions.”

The lack of a coherent energy policy dating back to the late 1980s has hurt carmakers, he said, alleging that prevailing policies had been basically tied to the low price of oil in the United States, which stiffled innovation.

“Detroit has been slow to change. But government policy has also hurt. Both share the blame,” he said.

AFP