AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP ADMIN: “General Motors withdrew Monday [Nov. 23, 2020] from a challenge to California’s fuel economy rules that had been backed by Donald Trump’s administration and endorsed President-Elect Joe Biden’s policy for boosting the use of electric autos.
In October 2019, GM — along with Toyota and Fiat Chrysler — announced they supported the challenge to California, arguing that fuel economy rules should be set federally.
The Trump administration had taken a confrontational posture towards California’s rules, which adopt stricter environmental standards than those set at the federal level.”
-AFP, “GM quits Trump lawsuit against California auto emissions rules,” news.yahoo.com, Nov. 23, 2020