Business Insider reported last week that major automakers are planning layoffs in part due to the financial strain caused by federal electric vehicle (EV) mandates.

Yet according to Breitbart, some of those companies are now all but begging President-elect Trump to keep those mandates in place. 

Study claims EV mandates threaten 123,000 American jobs

The website noted that President Joe Biden issued a rule this past March which mandated that the majority of vehicles sold in the United States be either EVs or hybrids by 2032.

"Three years ago, I set an ambitious target: that half of all new cars and trucks sold in 2030 would be zero-emission," Breitbart quoted Biden as saying.

"Together, we’ve made historic progress. Hundreds of new expanded factories across the country. Hundreds of billions in private investment and thousands of good-paying union jobs," he insisted before adding, "And we'll meet my goal for 2030 and race forward in the years ahead."

However, the transition to EVs has been far from profitable, with a study published in September by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) showing that it is putting 123,000 domestic auto manufacturing jobs at risk.

Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis want EV mandates to continue

"The Midwest will suffer the most, with Michigan (-37,000), Indiana (-24,000), and Ohio (-21,000) facing the highest job losses," it predicted.

James Sherk serves as director of AFPI's Center for American Freedom, and he said, "The proposed mandates are not just a policy shift — they are a direct threat to American autoworkers and the economy."

Yet despite this, The New York Times reported that the heads of Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are attempting to push back on Trump's pledge to scrap Biden's EV policy.

The article acknowledged that although "most automakers don't love the more stringent rules Mr. Biden put in place," they nevertheless want those regulations "to remain largely intact."

General Motors CEO wants all vehicles to be electric by 2035

That's because major car companies "have already invested billions in a transition to electric vehicles" and worry "they could be undercut by automakers who sell cheaper, gas-powered cars."

Instead of a full scale repeal, the large automotive firms want only "some changes such as more time for compliance and lower penalties for companies that don’t meet the requirements."

Breitbart observed how General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra declared last month that she plans to make the company's vehicle lineup all electric by 2035 despite EVs still being unprofitable.