The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry.The proposal will allow carmakers to slow the rollout of electric vehicles in Europe and aligns the region more closely with the US, where President Donald Trump is tearing up efficiency standards for cars put in place by the previous administration. Globally, automakers are struggling to make the shift profitable, with Ford M ...

By Philip Blenkinsop STRASBOURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission unveiled a plan on Tuesday to drop the EU's effective ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 after pressure from the region's auto sector, marking the bloc's biggest retreat from its green policies in recent years. The move, which still needs approval from EU governments and the European Parliament, ​would allow continued sales of some non-electric vehicles. Carmakers in regional industrial powerhouse Germany and in Italy h ...