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Manufacturers of autos and light trucks whose vehicles do not meet the CAFE standards are fined. Data from the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that $34 million has been collected from the manufacturers
for model year (MY) 2001 and $51 million for MY 2000.
Table 4.20
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Fines Collected, 1983-2001 a
(thousands)
Model
year
Current
dollars
2001 constant
dollars b
1983 58 103
1984 5,958 10,156
1985 15,565 25,618
1986 29,872 48,269
1987 31,261 48,735
1988 44,519 66,647
1989 47,381 67,670
1990 48,429 65,621
1991 42,243 54,928
1992 38,287 48,329
1993 28,688 35,161
1994 31,499 37,641
1995 40,787 47,398
1996 19,302 21,787
1997 36,212 39,957
1998 21,740 23,620
1999 27,516 29,251
2000 51,067 52,520
2001 33,974 33,974
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, Washington,
DC, January 2003.
(Additional resources: www.nhtsa.dot.gov)
a
These are fines which are actually collected. Fines which are assessed in certain year may not have been
collected in that year.
b
Adjusted using the Consumer Price Inflation Index.
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