OTHER NEWS - July 27, 1993
Auto Makers Ready New Air-Conditioning System: Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said all of their vehicles will have environmentally friendlier air-conditioning systems by January, beating a federal deadline by two years. General Motors Corp. said it will be using the new air-conditioning refrigerant, R-134a, in all vehicles by late next year, when 1995 models arrive. The moves are to eliminate the ozone-depleting R-12 refrigerant, also sold as Freon, which is suspected of harming the Earth’s ozone layer.
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