Stellartis cuts US car sales

Auto conglomerate Stellandis, which owns Jeep and Ram, will control sales of combustion engine cars in no fewer than fourteen states in the US where emissions regulations have been tightened. Bloomberg reports.

Car buyers in those states who are in the market for gasoline-powered cars will still be able to buy them there, though fewer cars will be available overall. Stellantis is going to reduce the number of new cars at dealers. A speaker said this.

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“To comply with California’s unique laws, we are forced to reduce new car deliveries,” the automaker said, referring to California’s increased emissions standards.

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Cars and light trucks built starting in 2025 must meet higher standards under a new law in California, the same law 13 other states have signed on to. Climate experts say the new rules are tougher than the climate measures used by former President Barack Obama during his presidency.

The restrictions, which took effect in April, are the result of a lawsuit between the California Air Resources Board and former President Donald Trump’s administration over autonomy over California’s clean air regulations.