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      06-18-2010, 12:41 AM   #63
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Originally Posted by JB135MDCT View Post
What's on paper today doesn't mean it will happen, when it comes to politics. How can auto manuf's respond that quickly?
It has been in draft form for over 3 years and adjusted in 2007 from 120g/km to 130g/km by 2012. No court challenge by the manufacturers was successful in preventing it from coming in to law.

This is why Mercedes and BMW in particular are now scrambling to minimise the damage to their sales. Most other manufacturers are in better shape, this report from Aug 2008 summarises the manufacturer positions: http://www.transportenvironment.org/...nd_out/lid/513
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