Automakers in the European Union, Japan and South Korea have made progress in meeting a voluntary target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles by 25 percent compared to 1995 levels, a senior European Union official said.
The agreement covers vehicles to be sold from 2008 in the EU.
Fabio Colasanti, director general for enterprise at the European Commission, said that the three parties' automobile industries are "making positive contributions to fight climate changes" as countries around the world prepare to meet at next year's World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held in South Africa.