California will stop buying cars from manufacturers that support Trump in stripping the state of its authority to self regulate tailpipe emissions. Affected car makers include GM, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and more.
The state of California has spent, between 2016 and 2018, $58.6 million in vehicles from General Motors, $55.8 million from FCA, $10.6 million from Toyota and $9 million from Nissan, Reuters reports.
Members of the Global Automakers association supported Trump and his administration last month in their effort to ban California from imposing its own set of emission standards, which are stricter than those proposed by Trump.
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Out of the aforementioned manufacturers, only GM commented on California’s decision to stop buying their cars, and more specifically their electric Chevrolet Bolt.
“Removing vehicles like the Chevy Bolt and prohibiting GM and other manufacturers from consideration will reduce California’s choices for affordable, American-made electric vehicles and limit its ability to reach its goal of minimizing the state government’s carbon footprint, a goal that GM shares,” said GM spokeswoman Jeannine Ginivan.
California’s decision will come into full power this January, with the state to buy vehicles only from manufacturers that support their authority to set emission standards; these include Ford, Honda, BMW and VW, all of which have struck a deal with California last July to comply with their revised regulations.
“Car makers that have chosen to be on the wrong side of history will be on the losing end of California’s buying power,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
The state also announced that they will not allow any state agencies to buy new gasoline-powered sedans, with exemptions for certain public safety vehicles. California’s emission regulations have also been adopted by 13 other states in the US.
