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Business Brokerage PONTIAC, Michigan -- Fearing that increased fuel economy standards will doom the pickup trucks they produce, hundreds of General Motors Corp. workers chanted ''Save our trucks, save our jobs,'' during a meeting Monday with union, company and political leaders.

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Forex Broker The ''fuel economy town hall'' was held at the GM Pontiac Truck plant, which builds the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickups.

Online Brokerage The workers presented U.S. Sen. Carl Levin with a large banner bearing a photograph of one of the trucks they build, emblazoned with their mantra and many signatures as a petition to take to Washington.

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Real Estate Broker ''The UAW submits now is not the time to impose onerous, excessive and discriminatory fuel economy standards on General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler that will lead to job loss, which will of course will have an adverse effect on the economy,'' said Richard Shoemaker, international vice president of the United Auto Workers.

So the motor is cold, and you turn the ignition on, run switch to run. tank fuel pump pressurizing the fuel rail. If you listen real close, you'll hear the Idle Air Control (IAC) "stepping" into position. Even if you are real fast, the ECU already knows everything it needs to know from all of the sensors. You hit the starter button, the motor begins to crank over. The ECU sees the low RPM, and quickly goes to the Cranking fuel Table, increasing the Injector pulse width, allowing more fuel to get the motor started. At the same time, the ECU tells the IAC to open, allowing enough air into the motor for start and idle. (Throttle body blade is closed). The motor starts to run, and the ECU sees the higher RPM from the Crank Postition Sensor, Up Enrichment Table. This table eventually decays to nothing, as the motor comes up to full operating temperature.

Agency Brokerage Spark The auto companies and the UAW oppose a congressional bill that would raise average fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2013. They believe it would result in the elimination of popular and profitable sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans, known collectively as light trucks.

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Business Broker The current standard is 27.5 miles a gallon for cars and 20.7 miles per gallon for light trucks.

Brokerage Account ''The proposal ... will do little or nothing for the environment, but do ... a lot to endanger American jobs,'' said Levin, a Democrat.

Stock Broker ''No pickup, van or SUV GM builds today could survive the higher requirements,'' said Guy Briggs, GM vice president and general manager for vehicle manufacturing.

Brokerage Online Stock Trading Briggs said a better alternative to increasing fuel economy standards would be to encourage the development of alternative fuel or advanced powertrains such as hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles. He said Congress should also offer incentives such as tax credits to consumers who buy such vehicles.

Broker Justin Ticket But some environmentalists say that would let the automakers off the hook.

Real Estate Brokerage ''Unfortunately, the auto industry fails to do its fair share to cut oil dependency,'' said Daniel Becker, director of global warming and energy programs for the Sierra Club. ''It's embarrassing they have their hands out for taxpayer subsidies.''

Commodity Broker Similar town halls were scheduled Monday at GM plants in Toledo, Ohio, and Janesville, Wisconsin.

Brokerage House Corporate average fuel economy is the required average fuel economy for all of an automaker's products.

Real Estate Broker Exam Automakers argue that higher fuel economy standards would force them to build smaller cars that go further on a gallon of gas in a time when sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks that are less fuel efficient are extremely popular.

Brokerage Services But U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., whose plan would increase the higher fuel economy standards, said automakers can build cars and trucks that help break the United States' dependence on foreign oil.

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