Car Companies Join Trump Administration’s “Reckless Attack” on California’s Emissions Standards

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement criticizing the Association of Global Automakers for supporting the Trump administration's efforts to remove California's authority to set vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases.

• The Association of Global Automakers, which represents manufacturers including GM, Toyota, Fiat-Chrysler, and Nissan, has announced its intention to intervene in litigation to support the Trump administration's attempt to strip California of its power to establish vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases.
• In contrast to the Association of Global Automakers, other vehicle manufacturers, specifically Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and BMW, have publicly supported the State of California in maintaining the current standards.
• Dan Lashof, the U.S. Director of the World Resources Institute, characterized the decision of automakers to join the Trump administration's actions against California's standards as a "historic error" that favors pollution and higher fuel consumption over public health and consumer savings.

APA

Lashof, D. (2019). Car Companies Join Trump Administration’s “Reckless Attack” on California’s Emissions Standards. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-car-companies-join-trump-administrations-reckless-attack-californias-emissions

Chicago

Lashof, Dan. Car Companies Join Trump Administration’s “Reckless Attack” on California’s Emissions Standards. World Resources Institute, 2019. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-car-companies-join-trump-administrations-reckless-attack-californias-emissions.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lashof2019car, author = {Lashof, Dan}, title = {{Car Companies Join Trump Administration’s “Reckless Attack” on California’s Emissions Standards}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-car-companies-join-trump-administrations-reckless-attack-californias-emissions}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }