© Reuters. A car hauler transporting Jeep Wranglers drives past striking United Auto Workers members outside the Stellantis Jeep Plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
(Reuters) – Chrysler-parent Stellantis (NYSE:) said on Wednesday it is seeking to void a 2019 California emissions deal with rival automakers that it says puts the Italian-American automaker at a severe disadvantage.
The automaker said it was petitioning to overturn the California Air Resources Board agreement to “relieve Stellantis of the competitive disadvantages arising from our continuing exclusion and to preserve our ability to best serve our customers by fairly allocating our products to all states.”
Ford (NYSE:), Honda (NYSE:), Volkswagen (ETR:) and BMW (ETR:) struck a voluntary agreement with California on reducing vehicle emissions. Stellantis has since sought to join but been rebuffed.
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