French Rage
NICKERSON HAS [CENSORED]
Re: POTUS: A Sharpie Is Always Needed
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a...sions-honda-bmw-ford-vw-investigation-dropped
Translation: they realized it was dumb even by their standards.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a...sions-honda-bmw-ford-vw-investigation-dropped
Last September, the Justice Department began an antitrust inquiry into BMW, Ford, Honda, and Volkswagen because they sided with California's emissions standards after the Trump administration decided to roll back national fuel-economy standards.
The New York Times and other papers are reporting this afternoon that the Justice Department has dropped its inquiry into the automakers, deciding that they have violated no laws.
The dustup began after Trump rolled back emissions and efficiency standards and declared that California should not be able to set its own standards. The states has had a waiver in place since the implementation of the Clean Air Act in 1970 that allows it to set its own emissions rules. No other state has that power, but they can voluntarily follow California’s lead.
Translation: they realized it was dumb even by their standards.