Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Pickup trucks from the U.S. are not required to comply with all European Union (EU) safety and .
.. [+] environmental standards, according to the European Transport Safety Council.
European Transport Safety Council The sales of pickup trucks from the United States that are considered to be unsafe and environmentally unfriendly by some consumer and advocacy groups have been on the rise in Europe. Nearly 5,000 Dodge RAMs made their way onto European roads in 2023, up 20% compared to 2022, bringing the total to at least 20,000 of that popular pickup model. Those are highlights of news announced earlier this month by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), a Brussels-based independent non-profit organization, in response to concern about a loophole that allows dangerous and heavily polluting U.
S.-market pickups to be driven in Europe. Pickup trucks from the U.
S., like the Dodge RAM,, are not required to comply with all European Union (EU) safety and environmental standards, according to the ETSC, as they are imported through a back-door channel called “Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), which allows vehicles to bypass some basic EU regulations. Originally, the measure was intended for ‘one-off’ adapted or specialized vehicles, like those for the mobility impaired or for emergency services, the safety council said, noting “the system is now being exploited to import large numbers of US pick-up trucks.
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