Brussels urged to ease car fume targets

Carmakers in the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) are trying to convince the European Commission to ease voluntary targets for cuts in vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions, even as Brussels reiterated, 29 August 2006, threats to impose legislation if the goals were not met.

ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, represents the 13 major European car, truck and bus manufacturers in the EU

ACES: Press Release, 29.8.06: Monitoring Report Shows Further Reduction in New Car http://www.acea.be/index.php/news/news_detail/global_warming_monitoring_report_shows_further_reduction_in_new_car_co2_emi

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/1134: CO2 emissions from new cars down by more than 12% since 1995 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1134&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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