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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Toyota asks for Australia’s proposed vehicle emissions standard to be watered down

Lines of new Toyota HiLux utes in a parking lot ahead of distribution
Lines of new HiLux utes in a parking lot ahead of distribution. Toyota argues the government’s new emissions standard penalises rural and regional Australians. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Toyota has asked the Albanese government to water down its proposed new laws aimed at disincentivising the purchase of the worst polluting cars and hastening the importation of cleaner vehicles.

Australia’s biggest selling brand – which makes popular models such as the HiLux and LandCruiser – has voiced concerns the scheme will harm rural and regional drivers.

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