Japanese automakers drop in global auto decarbonization ranking: report

Tokyo (Japan), September 11: Three major Japanese automakers ranked low due to their slow transition to zero-emission vehicles and weak climate targets, according to the latest auto industry ranking issued by environmental protection organization Greenpeace.
Nissan and Honda fell three places compared to the ranking last year by ranking eighth and ninth, respectively, trailed only by Toyota, which received the lowest score for the second year in a row, said Greenpeace East Asia in a report.
Toyota received the lowest score in the ranking for the second year in a row, as zero-emission vehicles comprised just 0.2 percent of Toyota's total sales in 2021, compared to 8 percent for General Motors, which ranked top, the report showed.
According to the organization, the ranking evaluates the world's ten largest automakers on their phase-out of combustion engine vehicles, supply chain decarbonization, and resource reduction and efficiency.
"Global sales of electric vehicles more than doubled in 2021, but progress has been uneven. Traditional automakers are not doing nearly enough to transition to zero-emission vehicles," said Greenpeace East Asia Project Lead Ada Kong.
Auto companies have relied heavily on the Chinese market to increase sales of zero-emission vehicles, said the report, citing that in the first half of 2022, 96 percent of General Motors' zero-emission vehicle sales occurred in China, compared to just 3 percent in the United States.
Source: Xinhua