UAW wants EPA to soften vehicle emissions plan
and SUVs that are tasked with funding the EV transition." Last year, nearly 60% of all vehicles produced by unionized automakers in the United States were pickups or SUVs.
"We fear the proposed standards are premature and risk disrupting the market that will make the EV transition possible," the UAW said."We urge EPA to continue to work with all key stakeholders to ensure the new rules do not disproportionately impact domestic union auto production." A group representing major automakers including the Detroit Three called for significantly softening requirements, calling the EPA proposal"neither reasonable nor achievable."Motor on Friday called the EPA proposal stringency requirements"extreme and outside historical norms."
Last month, UAW President Shawn Fain harshly criticized the U.S. Energy Department plan to lend $9.2 billion to a joint venture of Ford and South Korea's SK On to build three U.S.
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