Automotive conglomerate Stellantis, which owns Jeep and Ram, among others, will restrict the sale of combustion-engine cars in no fewer than 14 U.S. states, where emissions regulations have been tightened. Bloomberg reports.
Car buyers who are in the gasoline-powered car market in those states will still be able to buy them there, even though fewer cars will be available overall. Stellantis will reduce the number of new cars at dealerships. A spokesman reports.
“To comply with California’s unique laws, we may be forced to reduce distribution of new cars,” the automaker said, referring to the increase in California’s emissions standards.
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Cars and light trucks built after 2025 must meet higher standards under new legislation in California, which 13 other states have joined the same legislation. According to climate experts, the new rules are tougher than the climate measures former President Barack Obama used during his presidency.
The restrictions, which went into effect in April, are the result of a lawsuit between the California Air Resources Board and controversial former President Donald Trump’s administration over California’s autonomy on clean air standards.
Source: BNR
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