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In New York auto show, car makers face emissions fight, cooling market

Executives will push more-profitable vehicles while trying to impress investors

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Mike Spector | WSJ
Auto executives descend on New York’s annual auto show this week amid cooling demand for new cars and trucks. But getting buyers to open their wallets could be a breeze compared with the emissions battle the executives face in the Empire State.

New York is one of a dozen states that follow California’s vehicle-emissions standards, which are set separately from Environmental Protection Agency regulations. The states make up roughly 40% of the US car market.

New York and California officials bristled when the Trump administration, after weeks of industry lobbying, reopened a review of stringent federal emissions standards that are currently aligned