Bush and Automakers avoid productivity

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President George W. Bush and U.S. auto executives on Monday promoted alternative fuels but did not discuss in any meaningful way their major point of disagreement, government fuel efficiency requirements.

"Fair to say he is not necessarily advocating regulatory approaches but what kind of market-based approaches can we use," Wagoner told reporters after the group's second meeting with Bush in four months.

"We didn't get a lot more detail than that, but that was the tone of the conversation."

With so many options available, it is surprising that the US auto industry hasn't taken it upon themselves to do more.