WASHINGTON: Four major automakers will not take a position on legal challenges to the Trump administration's decision in March to dramatically weaken Obama-era fuel economy standards but want to weigh in on any court fix, according to a document seen by Reuters.
The Trump administration in March finalized rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards to require 1.5per cent annual increases in efficiency through 2026. That is far weaker than the 5per cent annual increases in the discarded rules adopted under President Barack Obama.Ford Motor Co , Volkswagen AG , Honda Motor Co and BMW AG struck a voluntary agreement with California in July 2019 on vehicle emissions rules. On Friday, the four automakers plan to ask a U.S.