Modest GHG Standard Could Enable Auto Support Of Trump Rollback

The Trump administration’s pending final rule rolling back Obama-era vehicle greenhouse gas standards is increasingly expected to require a modest annual improvement in vehicles instead of freezing requirements, a step that could help pave the way for most of the auto manufacturing sector to ultimately support the plan. Preliminary indications of the industry’s positioning come as companies representing about two-thirds of the domestic auto market are under heavy fire for supporting the administration’s decision to scrap California’s unique authority to...