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EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US pick-up trucks flood into Europe (www.transportenvironment.org)

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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 61 points 9 months ago

RAM pick ups are not type-approved to be sold on the EU market, but are imported under IVA, ostensibly to be sold on a one-off or ‘individual’ basis. Already, the IVA rule, intended for niche uses, is being roundly abused by German and Dutch Type Approval entities, which approve 69% and 30% of RAMs respectively, said T&E. Imports of three other pick-up trucks – the Ford F-150, the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra 1500 – have skyrocketed from 157 in 2019 to approx 1,700 in 2024 [1].

The EU Commission’s proposals to close the IVA loophole tabled in early July are now at risk from an EU-US trade pact which states that the EU and US “intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other’s standards” for cars.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 28 points 9 months ago

And to compete our domestic car industries will probably start making similar models :/

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

As these vehicles aren't officially sold in EU by their brands, they don't enter the pollution calculation of their average fleet. I doubt that they will produce even more similar models adapted to and for the EU market.

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 8 points 9 months ago

One-up it entirely and make a 'thinner' pickup truck that does comply with EU roads and usurp the Chrysler dogshit entering your nations.

Let the Germans make it.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Isn't that just a van?

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago

Make kei trucks popular in Europe.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago

There is already e.g. the Multicar.

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

Already happened, VW has the Amarok. The first generation was apparently too small to be sold successfully in the USA and they shifted it to EU. Mercedes-Benz had the X-Class, I think it was a similar story.

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