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EU's Breton urges automakers to keep producing combustion engines

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EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said he will create a working group that will include automakers as Europe heads toward a 2035 ban on gasoline and diesel cars. (BLOOMBERG)
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November 07, 2022 10:02 AM

Europe’s push for its auto industry to go all-electric poses risks to employment and vehicle affordability, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said, urging automakers to keep making combustion cars.

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