Consumer Groups Seek Higher Industry Political Price For Auto GHG Rollback

Consumer groups are trying to increase the political price that automakers would pay for supporting any rollback of vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards, ahead of a meeting in which President Donald Trump is expected to offer countervailing pressure on auto CEOs to back his administration's aggressive rollback plan. Some observers suggest automakers may try to moderate Trump's proposals. The industry itself has called for “year-over-year” increases in stringency rather than freezing the standards, as well as a negotiated...