[I]f GM is forced to introduce catalytic converter systems across-the-board on 1975 models . . . [i]t is conceivable that complete stoppage of the entire production (system) could occur, with the obvious tremendous loss to the company, shareholders, employees, suppliers and communities.
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From the 1972 Congressional testimony of General Motors vice president Earnest Starkman. SPOT: THE BIG THREE’S ATTACK ON THE GLOBAL WARMING TREATY, The Environmental Working Group
[T]his bill could prevent continued production of automobiles . . . [and] is a threat to the entire American economy and to every person in America.
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Lee Iacocca, executive vice president of Ford Motor Company, 1970.
[It would not be possible] to achieve the control levels specified in the bill . . .[M]anufacturers . . . would be forced to shut down.
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American Automobile Manufacturers Association, Testimony, Senate Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution.
