German chancellor confirms stance against EU's 95g/km CO2 average in Frankfurt speech

German OEMs make a disproportionate amount of larger premium cars such as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and large sedans, which would struggle to meet such an emissions target by the end of the decade.

German chancellor Angela Merkel used a speech at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week to reiterate her government's opposition to the European Union's (EU) planned legislation to reduce range average passenger car CO2 emissions to 95g/km, according to a Reuters report. The legislation was torpedoed earlier this year by representatives of the German government's CDU party at the European Parliament as they looked to defend the interests of the German carmakers.