DETROIT: VDA urges heads of state to fast-track EU-US FTA
By Simon Warburton | 15 January 2013
Germany's automotive industry association, (VDA), is calling for any revamped European Union-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to concentrate on establishing common standards in a bid to slash billions of dollars from development costs.
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