WASHINGTON, Reuters A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and nearly all other major automakers on Monday sharply criticized the Biden administration proposal to drastically hike fuel efficiency requirements.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration39;s NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy CAFE proposal was unreasonable and requested significant revisions.

The industry group argued the plan would boost average vehicle prices by 3,000 by 2032 because of penalties automakers would face for not being in compliance, adding the figure exceeds reason and will increase costs to the American consumer with absolutely no environmental or fuel savings benefits.

NHTSA in July proposed boosting requirements by 2 per year for passenger cars and 4 per year for pickup trucks and SUVs from 2027 through 2032, resulting in a fleetwide average fuel efficiency of 58 miles 93 km per gallon.

The American Automotive Policy Council, a group representing the Detroit Three automakers, separately on Monday urged NHTSA to halve its proposed fuel economy increases to 2 annually for trucks, saying the proposal would disproportionately impact the truck fleet.

The group noted 83 of vehicles produced by Ford, GM and Chrysler parent Stellantis are trucks.

The White House and NHTSA did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The auto alliance said last month automakers would face more than 14 billion in…