
France’s top administrative court said it would decide on Tuesday whether to suspend a government ban on the sale of some of Daimler’s cars in France in a dispute over refrigerant.

France’s top administrative court said it would decide on Tuesday whether to suspend a government ban on the sale of some of Daimler’s cars in France in a dispute over refrigerant.

Toyota said it has switched back to using the air conditioner refrigerant R134a for some Toyota and Lexus models in Europe in response to public pressure in Germany.

France’s move to outlaw sales of Mercedes-Benz cars that use an air-conditioner refrigerant banned by the European Union is hitting dealers hard.Photo credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

France took formal steps to outlaw sales of several Mercedes models, raising the stakes in a standoff over parent company Daimler’s use of a refrigerant banned by the European Union.