Porsche is considering taking legal action against the European Union over newly proposed CO2 standards that aim to cut average CO2 emissions for new vehicles from the present limit of 160g/km by 25% to 120g/km by the year 2012. Porsche does not believe it could make its vehicles compliant if the EU passed the law.
Porsche has emphasized that legal action is only theoretical at this point and will visit with the EU commission to make its case. Porsche claims that if enacted, the law would violate fair trade principles within the EU.
Porsche ’s CEO, Wendelin Wiedeking, called the proposed standards “completely naive†and said that “emissions can only be graded by vehicle segment.â€
Earlier this year it was reported that Porsche is planning to buy 51% in Volkswagen , a move that would allow Porsche to use VW platforms in order to make smaller, more efficient vehicles.
