Detroit: The Trump administration’s top auto policy officials on Saturday touted federal efforts to lower car prices by eliminating vehicle emissions regulations, as affordability remains a key concern among Americans.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer toured the annual Detroit Auto Show to wrap up a two-day Midwestern swing that included stops at a Ford truck factory and Stellantis Jeep plant in Ohio on Friday.
The administration has aggressively rolled back electric vehicle rules from former President Joe Biden’s administration. Duffy said the rules “will bring car prices down and allow car companies to offer products that Americans want to buy.” He added, “This is not a war on EVs at all … We shouldn’t use government policy to encourage EV purchases all the while penalising combustion engines.”
