#automakers — Public Fediverse posts

BYD is pursuing Japan's kei car market as its best opportunity to gain a foothold despite strong consumer loyalty to domestic brands and policy changes that favor Japanese automakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/21/japan/byd-japan-mission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #byd #evs #automobiles #automakers #japaneseeconomy #china #suzuki #daihatsu #honda #toyota

#US tells #automakers they face no #fueleconomy penalties for last three years
Last year, #Stellantis paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet fuel-economy targets for 2019 and 2020, and nearly $400 million for 2016 through 2019, Reuters noted. #GeneralMotors previously paid $128.2 million in penalties for 2016 and 2017. With no threat of penalties, automakers also have less incentive to buy compliance credits from other firms.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-tells-automakers-they-face-no-fuel-economy-penalties-last-three-years-2025-07-16/
#CAFEstandards

#US #Senate Might Kill Automotive #FuelEconomy Rules
Senate Weighs Effectively Killing Rule That Drove Rise of Fuel-Efficient #Cars
#Automakers split over measure to eliminate fines for failing to meet #mileage standards that helped launch fuel-efficient mainstays like Toyota’s #Prius
Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, has saved two trillion gallons of #gasoline over the past 50 years, according to the journal Energy Policy.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/senate-weighs-effectively-killing-rule-that-drove-rise-of-fuel-efficient-cars-86312e0b
https://archive.ph/BpNuv

The #Biden admin toughened vehicle #fuel mileage standards, part of a strategy to transform the #US auto market to one led by #ElectricVehicles to fight #ClimateChange.

The measure requires #automakers to achieve a 65 mpg avg for all car models by 2031.

#Climate experts say retiring the #InternalCombustionEngine is critical to staving off the most deadly & costly effects of #GlobalWarming.

#pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/biden-mileage-electric-vehicles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb