Automakers urge EPA to move quickly to rewrite vehicle pollution rules, back two-year delay
Automakers urge EPA to move quickly to rewrite vehicle pollution rules, back two-year delay WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Major automakers backed the Environmental Protection Agency proposal to delay enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles for two years but want the agency to move quickly to rewrite the rules.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing General Motors GM.N, Toyota Motor 7203.T, Volkswagen VOWG.DE Ford F.N, Stellantis STLAM.MI Hyundai 005380.KS said at a public hearing the delay is needed and called for a "a reasonable, workable path forward." Environmental groups criticized the delay, saying it would lead to an increase in preventable illness and premature deaths.
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
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