EU governments have delayed for a third time a target to cut average CO2 emissions from Europe’s new-car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer after lobbying from Germany on behalf of its automakers.
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NHTSA studies interlocks that force seat belt use
Four decades after a failed push to outfit cars and light trucks with devices that force drivers to buckle up, regulators and the auto industry are giving interlocks another chance.
The U.S. government tried to mandate ignition interlocks — which prevent a vehicle from starting unless seat belts are fastened — in cars in the early 1970s to prod more people to use seat belts.
France deepens dispute over Mercedes sales ban
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.
