TYSONS, Va. (March 12, 2025)–NADA President and CEO Mike Stanton on Wednesday issued the following statement in response to the EPA’s announcement that it will reconsider its rules forcing unrealistic levels of zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) adoption in the light-duty and heavy-duty truck markets:

“NADA welcomes the Trump EPA’s prompt action to initiate new rulemakings to reconsider the previous administration’s unrealistic and overly aspirational EV mandates for light- and heavy-duty vehicles.

“Our current emissions regulatory framework is completely out of sync with any realistic assessment of consumer demand for electric cars. If not altered, these EV mandates will lead to extreme limitations on vehicle choice, all while making the smaller pool of available vehicles even more expensive.

“This is already occurring on the heavy-duty truck side and leading to severe consequences for the market and truck customers. Truck dealers have extremely limited product availability right now due to overburdensome EV mandates that failed to recognize the particular hurdles involved with early stage deployment of zero-emission technology, including higher prices, a lack of charging infrastructure, and limited operational capability.

“NADA looks forward to with working with the Trump Administration to reduce emissions standards for all vehicle classes to a level the market can actually bear.”