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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9569

20 December 2007
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate/automotive
Commission proposes directive to require manufacturers to comply with target of average of 130g/km by 2012, with fines for failure to do so

Brussels, 19/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - The die is cast. Car manufacturers wanting to sell these goods in the EU will, in future, have to ensure that their new cars and vans registered in the EU comply with the target of average CO2 emissions of 130g/km by 2012, with fines for those who fail to do so. After months of waiting and debate, fuelled by the fears of German manufacturers of powerful cars that they would be penalised to the benefit of small car manufacturers (like the Spanish and...

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