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To prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions regulations, the U.S. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. on Friday called for the expulsion of a group of auto tomers supporting President Donald Trump.
The GMA reversed the course of an ongoing court battle last week and ousted the outgoing Republican president, who was praised by Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who took office on Jan. 20.
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Nissan said in a statement, “We are confident that productive interactions between the auto industry, productive vehicle transactions and California can provide a general understanding of national standards that increase efficiency and meet the needs of all American drivers.”
GM joined Nissan, Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler om Tomboilers NV and other auto tomers in October 2019, prompting Trump to try to ban California from setting its own fuel-efficiency rules or zero-emission requirements for vehicles. Different.
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Others supporting Trump include Mazda Motor Corp, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors Corp, Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Subaru Corp and the National Automobile Dealers Association.
The industry has also been divided over how to move forward since Tuesday’s meeting.
Biden has made it a priority to promote electric vehicles and has promised to spend billions of dollars to add 550,000 charging stations to such vehicles. He has also backed new tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles and the re-support of factories for their production.
The Trump administration to block California’s car emissions standards
In July 2019, Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Volkswagen AG and BMW AG entered into a voluntary agreement with California to reduce vehicle emissions, which is less stringent than previously enacted under President Barack Obama but greater than the rollback of the Trump administration.
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Ford has urged other automakers to back up the California structure as a way forward.
(Reporting by David Shepardsson; Editing by Leslie Adler and Will Dunham)
