NEW VAN EMISSIONS DIRECTIVE COULD RAISE PRICES WARNS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
February 2nd, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE AGREEMENT by the European Parliament last week of CO2 emissions limits for vans sold in the European Union (EU) could increase prices for new models, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has warned. Communications director Sigrid de Vries told Fleet News the targets were "extremely challenging" in the long term. She said new technologies would be required to meet the agreed targets of 175g CO2/km for the average emissions of 70% of a manufacturer's fleet by 2014; the average for all its vehicles by 2017; and ...
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