Utility vehicle branches of Daimler and VW oppose EU emissions reduction plans
The heads of the work councils of the utility vehicle branches of German carmakers Daimler and VW have criticised the EU鈥檚 plans for CO2 emissions reduction for heavy-good vehicles as 鈥渆xcessive and existence-threatening鈥� for their sectors, news agency dpa reports in an article carried by S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淚f the goal of the European Commission and the European Parliament is to destroy the European utility vehicle industry, they鈥檙e on the right way to get there,鈥� Saki Stimoniaris, work council head of VW鈥檚 truck brand MAN said. The EU Commission wants to reduce truck emissions by 30 percent by 2030 and the EU Parliament has decided on the more ambitious goal of 35 percent. 鈥淚n Germany alone, tens of thousands of jobs are on the line,鈥� said Daimler work council Michael Brecht.
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