U.S.lawmakers are expected to push for new tests and new regulations after holding a series of hearings last week on auto safety.
VOA: standard.2010.03.04
News Tuesday that Toyota has surpassed GM in worldwide auto sales could further embolden the push for U.S. companies to have greater access to the Korean auto market.
Indeed, a new push to improve vehicle crashworthiness could complicate efforts by auto makers to persuade consumers that the lighter, smaller cars they are building to address tougher government fuel-efficiency standards and motorists' concerns about fuel prices are also safe.