Honda cars emit least pollutants, study says.(Cover Story)

Waste News, December, 2002

Byline: Jim Johnson Honda Motor Corp. is the least air polluting automobile maker in the United States, while DaimlerChrysler Corp. ranks last among the six largest manufacturers, according to a new study from an environmental group. Ford, meanwhile, jumped one notch from fifth to fourth place - the first time an automaker improved in the biennial ranking of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The environmental group looked at smog-forming pollution and carbon dioxide emissions to develop the list, which it released Dec. 4. The group looks at an ``average vehicle'' produced by each company to make its determination, and does not consider the number of vehicles produced by a particular manufacturer. ``Bill Ford has touted his green...

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