Ford Motor Co has backed the Biden administration's moves in the US to extensively cut down vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments that the new climate rules are bad for business. The second largest US automaker said that it supports the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulations to cut passenger vehicle fleetwide tailpipe emissions by nearly 50% by 2032 over 2027 levels, as announced in March.

The company said that it welcomed the regulatory stability that the Multi-Pollutant Rule will provide, preventing the "possibility of flip-flopping or changing standards." The Dearborn-based automaker said in a statement, "Complying with emissions regulations requires lengthy advance planning, and Ford has taken steps to transform its business to ensure compliance with stricter emissions standards."

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On the contrary, Former President Donald Trump, who is contending the Presidential elections this time is looking to return to the White House, has vowed to reverse the Biden rules that would boost electric vehicles. A trade group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and Ford earlier said that it supported two key aspects of the rule.

Further, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation supported the EPA in including electric vehicles in fleetwide averaging of emissions and excluding upstream emissions from compliance calculations. However, it did not weigh in on the entire rule or the legality of the standards. In a stand against the the EPA's new regulations saying they are unlawful and unworkable, 25 Republican-led states sued the agency last month.

The authorities of these states argue that the administration wants to transform the American passenger vehicle market through strict rules and force automakers to shift production to EVs. At least 22 of these states, led by California, backed the EPA's tailpipe emissions, saying they could be harmed if the EPA did not require future reductions in harmful vehicle emissions.

According to EPA, the final rules announced in March will cut emissions by 49% by 2032 over 2026 levels as compared with 56% under its previous plan. The agency's chief Michael Regan said the rule imposed no mandate on manufacturers to adopt electric vehicles.

(with inputs from Reuters)

Ford Motor Co has backed the Biden administration's moves in the US to extensively cut down vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments that the new climate rules are bad for business.

Ford Motor Co has backed the Biden administration's moves in the US to extensively cut down vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments that the new climate rules are bad for business. The second largest US automaker said that it supports the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulations to cut passenger vehicle fleetwide tailpipe emissions by nearly 50% by 2032 over 2027 levels, as announced in March. The company said that it welcomed the regulatory stability that the Multi-Pollutant Rule will provide, preventing the "possibility of flip-flopping or changing standards." The Dearborn-based automaker said in a statement, "Complying with emissions regulations requires lengthy advance planning, and Ford has taken steps to transform its business to ensure compliance with stricter emissions standards." Read More: Top US banking regulator resigns amid reports over toxic workplace culture On the contrary, Former President Donald Trump, who is contending the Presidential elections this time is looking to return to the White House, has vowed to reverse the Biden rules that would boost electric vehicles. A trade group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and Ford earlier said that it supported two key aspects of the rule. Further, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation supported the EPA in including electric vehicles in fleetwide averaging of emissions and excluding upstream emissions from compliance calculations. However, it did not weigh in on the entire rule or the legality of the standards. In a stand against the the EPA's new regulations saying they are unlawful and unworkable, 25 Republican-led states sued the agency last month. The authorities of these states argue that the administration wants to transform the American passenger vehicle market through strict rules and force automakers to shift production to EVs. At least 22 of these states, led by California, backed the EPA's tailpipe emissions, saying they could be harmed if the EPA did not require future reductions in harmful vehicle emissions. According to EPA, the final rules announced in March will cut emissions by 49% by 2032 over 2026 levels as compared with 56% under its previous plan. The agency's chief Michael Regan said the rule imposed no mandate on manufacturers to adopt electric vehicles. (with inputs from Reuters)

Ford supports new US rules to cut vehicle emissions

Ford Motor has said that several of its North American factories will be shut for a few weeks in July and August due to a global shortage of semiconductors. The supply crunch would cost it $2.5 billion this year and halve vehicle production in the second quarter, Michigan-based company had said in April.

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&nbsp;Deutsche Post&nbsp;DHL&nbsp;Group's&nbsp;StreetScooter&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicle unit will enter the&nbsp;US&nbsp;market next year as&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas&nbsp;emissions.

DHL&nbsp;will&nbsp;debut&nbsp;StreetScooter's&nbsp;zero-emission&nbsp;Work L&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;van in two urban&nbsp;US markets, one on each coast, starting in Spring 2020, the companies said. They did not specify which markets would be the first.

Full deployment could come in 2022 and 2023, said Ulrich Stuhec, StreetScooter's chief technology officer, who joined the company from Ford Motor Co in October.

Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Tokyo and 30 other&nbsp;cities&nbsp;around the globe have been working to establish&nbsp;zero-emission&nbsp;zones by 2030. Those&nbsp;cities&nbsp;hope to curb accumulating greenhouse gases that contribute to extreme weather, higher temperatures, and rising sea levels, which have steep economic, environmental and human costs.

The transportation industry - which includes fossil-fuel-burning ships, trains, trucks, and planes - accounted for 14 per cent&nbsp;of global greenhouse gas&nbsp;emissions in 2010, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Over the last three years,&nbsp;DHL&nbsp;has kicked off "CO2-free last-mile&nbsp;delivery" efforts with German&nbsp;cities&nbsp;like Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich.

Roughly 10,000 of the 12,000 StreetScooter&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicles on the road make&nbsp;DHL&nbsp;deliveries. They operate in Amsterdam, Vienna, and&nbsp;cities&nbsp;around Germany - saving roughly 36,000 metric tons of CO2 per truck each year, StreetScooter said.

"We have the most experience on the road while others are still working on their first prototypes," StreetScooter's Stuhec said in a recent interview.&nbsp;

Up-and-coming&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;competitor Amazon.com Inc in September gave the&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicle industry a jolt with its plan to order 100,000&nbsp;electric&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;vans&nbsp;from Rivian Automotive LLC, a company it funds. The first&nbsp;vans&nbsp;should hit streets in 2021. Meanwhile,<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/amazon-files-lawsuit-contesting-pentagons-10-billion-cloud-contract-to-microsoft-263976"> Amazon </a>said it's&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;partners are using around 200&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicles.

United Parcel Service Inc has 1,000&nbsp;electric&nbsp;and hybrid&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicles in its fleet, and<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/fedex-to-end-amazon-contract-for-fedex-express-plane-service-225431"> FedEx Corp</a>&nbsp;last year announced plans to deploy 1,000&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicles in California.

DHL&nbsp;fully acquired StreetScooter in 2014. The unprofitable subsidiary is seeking new investors and customers to further ramp production. Current partners include the United Kingdom's Milk &amp; More, which ordered 200 trucks, and Japanese&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;firm <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/missing-japanese-boy-found-alive-unharmed-190">Yamato</a>, which has started to deploy 500 planned vehicles.

In September, StreetScooter cracked the world's biggest&nbsp;electric&nbsp;vehicle market - signing a memorandum of understanding with Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co&nbsp;to begin&nbsp;electric&nbsp;van production in 2021.

Deutsche Post DHL Group's StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the US market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Deutsche Post DHL Group's StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the US market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. DHL will debut StreetScooter's zero-emission Work L delivery van in two urban US markets, one on each coast, starting in Spring 2020, the companies said. They did not specify which markets would be the first. Full deployment could come in 2022 and 2023, said Ulrich Stuhec, StreetScooter's chief technology officer, who joined the company from Ford Motor Co in October. Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Tokyo and 30 other cities around the globe have been working to establish zero-emission zones by 2030. Those cities hope to curb accumulating greenhouse gases that contribute to extreme weather, higher temperatures, and rising sea levels, which have steep economic, environmental and human costs. The transportation industry - which includes fossil-fuel-burning ships, trains, trucks, and planes - accounted for 14 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Over the last three years, DHL has kicked off "CO2-free last-mile delivery" efforts with German cities like Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. Roughly 10,000 of the 12,000 StreetScooter electric vehicles on the road make DHL deliveries. They operate in Amsterdam, Vienna, and cities around Germany - saving roughly 36,000 metric tons of CO2 per truck each year, StreetScooter said. "We have the most experience on the road while others are still working on their first prototypes," StreetScooter's Stuhec said in a recent interview. Up-and-coming delivery competitor Amazon.com Inc in September gave the electric vehicle industry a jolt with its plan to order 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian Automotive LLC, a company it funds. The first vans should hit streets in 2021. Meanwhile, Amazon said it's delivery partners are using around 200 electric vehicles. United Parcel Service Inc has 1,000 electric and hybrid electric vehicles in its fleet, and FedEx Corp last year announced plans to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles in California. DHL fully acquired StreetScooter in 2014. The unprofitable subsidiary is seeking new investors and customers to further ramp production. Current partners include the United Kingdom's Milk & More, which ordered 200 trucks, and Japanese delivery firm Yamato, which has started to deploy 500 planned vehicles. In September, StreetScooter cracked the world's biggest electric vehicle market - signing a memorandum of understanding with Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co to begin electric van production in 2021.

DHL to debut zero-emission electric delivery vans in US cities

US&nbsp;President Donald Trump pushed the chief executives of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday to increase production in the United States and boost American employment.

Trump opened a meeting with GM CEO Mary Barra, Ford CEO Mark Fields and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne at the White House, saying he wants to see new auto plants built in the United States.

&quot;We have a very big push on to have auto plants and other plants,&quot; he told reporters.

The new Republican president, who took office last Friday, vowed to cut regulations and taxes to make it more attractive for businesses to operate in the United States.

&quot;I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!&quot; Trump said in a tweet ahead of the meeting with automakers, saying he would discuss US&nbsp;jobs with the chief executives.

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US&nbsp;automakers have been reluctant to open new US&nbsp;auto plants in recent years, but they have expanded some operations at existing plants.

Trump has criticised automakers for building cars in Mexico and elsewhere and has threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on imported vehicles.

The meeting is the latest sign of Trump&#39;s uncommon degree of intervention for a US&nbsp;president into corporate affairs as he has repeatedly pressured automakers and other manufacturers to &quot;buy American and hire American&quot;.

Tuesday&#39;s gathering was the first time the CEOs of the big three automakers have met jointly with a US&nbsp;president since a July 2011 session with former Democratic President Barack Obama to tout a deal to nearly double fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Fiat Chrysler is the Italian-American parent of the former Michigan-based Chrysler.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Monday that Trump was looking forward at the meeting &quot;to hearing their ideas about how we can work together to bring more jobs back to this industry.&quot;

US&nbsp;and foreign automakers have been touting plans to boost American jobs and investments in the face of Trump&#39;s comments. Trump, a New York real estate developer, often singled out Ford&#39;s Mexico investments for criticism during his election campaign.

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Trump pushed the CEO's of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to increase production in the United States

US President Donald Trump pushed the chief executives of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday to increase production in the United States and boost American employment. Trump opened a meeting with GM CEO Mary Barra, Ford CEO Mark Fields and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne at the White House, saying he wants to see new auto plants built in the United States. "We have a very big push on to have auto plants and other plants," he told reporters. The new Republican president, who took office last Friday, vowed to cut regulations and taxes to make it more attractive for businesses to operate in the United States. "I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!" Trump said in a tweet ahead of the meeting with automakers, saying he would discuss US jobs with the chief executives. Will be meeting at 9:00 with top automobile executives concerning jobs in America. I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2017 × US automakers have been reluctant to open new US auto plants in recent years, but they have expanded some operations at existing plants. Trump has criticised automakers for building cars in Mexico and elsewhere and has threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on imported vehicles. The meeting is the latest sign of Trump's uncommon degree of intervention for a US president into corporate affairs as he has repeatedly pressured automakers and other manufacturers to "buy American and hire American". Tuesday's gathering was the first time the CEOs of the big three automakers have met jointly with a US president since a July 2011 session with former Democratic President Barack Obama to tout a deal to nearly double fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Fiat Chrysler is the Italian-American parent of the former Michigan-based Chrysler. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Monday that Trump was looking forward at the meeting "to hearing their ideas about how we can work together to bring more jobs back to this industry." US and foreign automakers have been touting plans to boost American jobs and investments in the face of Trump's comments. Trump, a New York real estate developer, often singled out Ford's Mexico investments for criticism during his election campaign. (Reuters)

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