EPP's Weber says EU commission to propose car emission rule change

FRANKFURT, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday will propose rule changes that reverse previous plans that amounted to a ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in the 27-nation bloc, a senior EU lawmaker said on Friday.

"Next Tuesday, the European Commission will be putting forward a clear proposal to abolish the ban on combustion engines," Manfred Weber, president of the largest party in the European Parliament, EPP, said at a press conference in Heidelberg, Germany.

He added it should be left to markets and consumers how climate targets are achieved.