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Winterkorn warns EU on overburdening automakers on CO2 emissions

“Every gram of CO2 that we save in our European fleet costs our group almost 100 million euros," VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said.
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Christiaan Hetzner
October 01, 2014 05:00 AM

PARIS -- Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn warned European regulators that it would be "fatal" to overburden the auto industry with tougher CO2 emission targets before a market can develop for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and other fuel-efficient models powered by alternative powertrains.

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