The U.S. federal government recently rolled out a proposal to freeze automotive fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards, and a former EPA exec disagrees with the move.
The Trump administration on Thursday revealed its plan to roll back Obama-era standards meant to cut emissions from tailpipes and boost fuel efficiency in cars and trucks sold in the U.S. in the coming years.
Engine maker Cummins Inc. announced it will voluntarily recall 500,000 model-year 2010-15 medium- and heavy-duty trucks to replace a defective catalyst in the emissions control system.
Volkswagen warned that a shortage of engineers is hampering efforts to get its cars to meet new anti-pollution rules, clouding its sales outlook and overshadowing a forecast-beating 23 percent rise in underlying operating profit.
Volkswagen Group recently announced that production of up to 250,000 cars from its brands are likely to be delayed, due to effects from mandatory lab tests for fuel economy and emissions.
On Monday, Fiat Chrysler and Cummins Inc. were hit with an amended class-action lawsuit stating the companies colluded to develop and conceal no less than two emissions-cheating defeat devices used in pickups.
FCA is in advanced settlement talks with the U.S. Department and California Resources Board, regarding accusations that the company illegally used software that led to excess emissions in thousands of vehicles.
In May, the U.S. Justice Department sued Fiat Chrysler, accusing them for illegally using software that led to excess emissions in nearly 104,000 U.S. diesel vehicles sold since 2014.
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