America’s most popular vehicles, the full-size pickup trucks from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, may be banned from Europe in a move that has angered US carmakers.According to Financial Times, US automakers are accusing the European Union of planning to keep trucks like the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Ram 1500 off European roads by enforcing new safety rules that would exempt them from the trade deal between the EU and the US.US Automakers Sold 7,000 Pickups and SUVs in Europe in 2024
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The US pickup issue threatens to throw a wrench in the trade deal, which has been finalized but hasn’t been ratified by the EU yet. The stakes may not seem high for the US, as its full-size trucks make up less than 0.1% of the European car market, but it appears to be a matter of principle.Under the trade agreement finalized last year, the US cut tariffs on European imports …
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Author: Dan Mihalascu
