Environmentalists Boost Pressure On Automakers To Pivot On GHG Rules

Environmental groups are ramping up pressure on major auto manufacturers to withdraw their support for the Trump administration’s preemption of state vehicle greenhouse gas standards, following General Motors’ decision to depart as an intervenor on Trump’s behalf in litigation over that policy. While GM is no longer supporting the preemption rule, “eight other automakers -- Fiat Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota -- are still part of the lawsuit in support of the Trump administration,” says a...