By Helen Massy-Beresford - Analysis PARIS (Reuters) - European car makers are probably using their call for 40 billion euros ($55 billion) of loans from the European Union to develop green vehicles as a lever to enter talks with the regulator regarding CO2 legislation, analysts say. The loan, which has been widely dismissed as unlikely to be granted, also brought to the fore the high costs involved in cutting vehicle emissions. One industry source said the ACEA -- the automotive industry trade association -- was probably trying to open communication lines on the yet to be written legislation. "But the idea was to start a debate, and maybe it will give them some bargaining power on the legislation itself," the source said. The ACEA could also seek to strike a deal with EU policymakers giving them more time to implement CO2...
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