German automakers denounce EU compromise on CO2 emissions
Found on Physorg on Monday, 01 December 2008
The German automobile federation VDA slammed on Tuesday an EU compromise on rules to cut CO2 emissions from new cars, saying it ignored the sector's current crisis.
"Globally, the project does not take enough account of the automobile industry's difficult situation," a VDA statement said.
The deal establishes a sliding scale until 2015 and different targets for various automakers, a key position of German companies, which produce generally bigger cars that consume more fuel.
Sweet move to avoid responsibility. The reduction of emissions was known before the crisis, but the industry didn't care much. Now it uses the crisis as an excuse to continue to produce fuel hungry cars.