Nissan Motor’s North American unit spent around $US3.9m last year to lobby on legislation related to trade, renewable fuels, fuel economy standards and tax deductions, according to a US report.
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The Associated Press (AP) said the automaker spent almost $2.1m in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form posted online Thursday by the Senate’s public records office.
The US unit lobbied Congress on anti-dumping, currency exchange-rate manipulation and other trade competitiveness issues, AP said. Nissan’s US unit also lobbied on renewable energy and average fuel economy standards, among other issues.
Last December, President Bush signed an energy bill requiring the motor industry to raise its fuel-economy average to 35 miles per [smaller US] gallon by 2020, the report noted, adding that Nissan spent almost $1.9m in the first six months of 2007 to lobby on many of the same issues.
According to the report, in addition to lobbying Congress, Nissan also lobbied the US Department of Commerce.
Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995, the Associated Press added.
