WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A group representing

major automakers including General Motors ( GM ), Toyota Motor

Corp ( TM ), and Volkswagen urged President-elect

Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric vehicle

purchases and take steps to speed deployment of self-driving

cars.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation in a previously

unreported Nov. 12 letter to Trump also raised concerns about

vehicle emissions rules citing "federal and state emissions

regulations (particularly in California and affiliated states)

that are out-of-step with current auto market realities and

increase costs for consumers."