After California reached a deal with Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen on fuel economy and emissions standards, the Trump Administration called on the Justice Department to investigate, claiming potential antitrust violations.
Trump is also calling for revocation of California’s exception to the standards which are tougher than the federal mandates.
The deal is important not only because California is the country’s largest automotive market, but also due to the fact that 18 other states use California’s standards for their own mandates. Some of the states have also opposed the Trump administration plan.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.