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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Royce Kurmelovs

Car companies face pressure to leave Australian industry group after documents reveal its lobbying on emissions

A wide view from the side of a main road of cars and trucks driving in both directions through fog
Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has pushed for a less ambitious voluntary emissions target rather than government-mandated limits. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

Car companies have faced calls to reconsider their membership of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, after documents revealed the industry group’s lobbying campaign on weaker road transport emissions limits.

The documents, reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, described a current lobbying and public relations campaign by the industry association to influence how Australia attempts to tackle its rising road transport emissions.

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