| |
| | Michigan DEQ and Automakers Implement Mercury Switch Recovery Program | American International Automobile Dealers | (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The purpose of the program is to collect and recycle mercury-containing switches found in old automobiles to ensure they are safely removed before vehicles are shredded, crushed, or smelted; preventing the mercury from being released to the environment. |
 | | The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade association of 9 car and light truck manufacturers including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen. |
 | | Today's automobiles are 99 percent cleaner than vehicles in the 1970s, and automakers continue to develop even cleaner and smarter automobiles. |
| www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=36486 (557 words) |
|