Car manufacturers join forces to avoid fines for excess_CO2 emissions

Several car manufacturers, including firms such as Stellantis, Toyota, Mercedes, Ford and Volvo, are creating alliances to avoid being fined for exceeding the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission limits set out in EU legislation. The European regulations that require the sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions include the possibility of creating “groups of manufacturers” to account for them jointly and not separately, which facilitates compliance with the rules, especially if the alliances include electric car manufacturers.

Two existing groupings

For now, two groups of manufacturers have been notified, according to a document published on Tuesday, January 7, by the European Commission and consulted by EFE. The first of them is led by Tesla (formally qualified as the “manager” manufacturer of the group) and is also made up of Stellantis, Toyota, Ford, Mazda and Subaru, while the second is led by Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, Polestar and Smart are part of it.

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