Proposed EU legislation to set CO2 reduction targets for vans is in for a rocky ride as divisions remain over its expected impact on Europe's car manufacturing industry.

The European Parliament's transport committee adopted an opinion on Tuesday (22 June) on Commission proposals to set emissions reduction targets for light commercial vehicles, calling for more ambitious targets.

The European Commission would like vans to cut CO2 emissions to 175 grammes of CO2 per kilometre by 2016, phasing in the reduction from 2014 to reach 135g CO2/km by 2020.