BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Honda Still Side With Trump On Restrictive California Fuel Economy Rules

BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Honda will not take a position on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to weaken fuel economy standards introduced while Barack Obama was president.

The Trump administration recently finalized the rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards. Under the Obama administration, car manufacturers were required to make 5 per cent increases in efficiency across their models through 2026, but now, these required efficiency improvements have been reduced to 1.5 per cent annually.

MBguy - 6/29/2020 8:52:33 PM

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"BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Honda will not take a position on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to weaken fuel economy standards."

Not taking a position isn't equal to "siding with Trump."

The net effect may be giving the Trump administration's positing more leverage. But it does not mean they are "Siding with Trump."

jcarys - 6/30/2020 11:45:09 AM

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Your headline doesn't make sense. These companies have already reached an agreement with California. Whether that means they are for or against the President or his administration is anyone's opinion. In reality what they are doing is saying that they will go further than the federal rule.

The article you link to is titled "BMW, Honda, Ford, VW To Remain Neutral On Trump’s New Emissions Rule", which is accurate.