Released by the Civil Society Institute in Washington, the phone survey of 1,000 Michigan adults was taken Feb. 15 to Feb. 18 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Some highlights include:
• 60% cited the U.S. auto industry's biggest problem as lack of offering the best technology, including improved fuel efficiency.
• 84% agreed the U.S. auto industry is in major trouble and Michigan's economy will suffer if the situation for the Detroit automakers does not improve.
• 64% support federal incentives, such as lowering health care costs for the auto industry, in exchange for Detroit automakers investing in fuel-efficient technologies.
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