California OAL Denies Stellantis Challenge To CARB 2020 Vehicle GHG Deals

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is rejecting a petition from Stellantis -- the manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles -- to declare the state air board’s 2020 agreements with five major automakers regarding vehicle greenhouse gas standards through model year 2026 as illegal underground regulations. The administrative denial appears to pave the way for a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by Stellantis subsidiary FCA US LLC. “OAL declines to accept your petition. Our decision in...