Toyota, Honda oppose U.S. House electric vehicle tax plan
The Hindu
The bill, set to be voted on Tuesday by the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee as part of a proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill, would benefit Detroit's Big Three automakers, which have union-represented auto plants.
Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co on Saturday sharply criticised a proposal by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to give union-made electric vehicles in the United States an additional $4,500 tax incentive. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Toyota said in a statement that the plan unveiled late Friday discriminates "against American autoworkers based on their choice not to unionize."More Related News
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