Speculation High as Big 3 CEOs to Meet With Bush

President Bush and top executives for Detroit’s Big Three auto makers are to meet this week at the White House, where fuel costs and efficiency are expected to dominate the discussion.

Hardly a day goes by without a new proposal aimed at hiking vehicle fuel economy requirements, with both political parties seeking to gain the upper hand as concern over skyrocketing gasoline prices becomes a top election-year issue.

For instance, earlier this month the attorneys general ...