Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, center, announces a new antitrust lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, against four major semitruck manufacturers and a national trade association. Flanking him are Kent Grisham, president and CEO of the Nebraska Trucking Association, at left, and Lincoln County Commissioner Chris Bruns. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is taking a victory lap after four major semitruck manufacturers his office sued last fall agreed this week that California-led electric vehicle standards and emissions rules are now “voided.”

Hilgers last November announced a state-level antitrust lawsuit against Daimler Truck North America, International Motors Inc. (formerly Navistar Inc.), PACCAR Inc., and Volvo Group North America, a

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