The debate about the support package for European car manufacturing continues fiercely. Originally, the package of reliefs and support measures planned by the EU to save the continent’s automotive industry was supposed to be announced on December 10, but more and more parties are guessing that the publication date of that paper will be moved.
Already earlier this month, the French government demanded rules from the EU that would have encouraged car manufacturers to invest in the production of electric cars in Europe.
France has strongly pushed for staying within the 2035 emissions target. Instead, for example, the governments of Germany and Italy have recently pressured the EU to soften the 2035 zero emissions goal.
Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz previously announced that the German government wants the EU to include plug-in hybrids, cars equipped with range-extender technology, and “very fuel-efficient” conventional combustion engine cars even after the planned deadline.
After this, the prime ministers of six EU countries have approached the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with a letter asking the Commission to allow the use of hybrid cars and other existing or future technologies, as long as they contribute to the goal of reducing emissions.
Stellantis is also now on a war footing
About it with news of Automotive News now also the CEO of Peugeot, Citroën, Alfa Romeo and Fiat’s parent group Stellantis Antonio Filosa has opened his verbal coffin on emission restrictions.
Filosa has directly urged the EU to relax the planned emission restrictions, but limited it a bit compared to other commentators.
According to Filosa, emission restrictions should be eased for vans and a kind of “supercredits” should be introduced, with which car manufacturers could compensate the emissions of higher-emitting cars with the readings of small cars with low emissions.
Filosa is also calling for the acceptance of ecologically sustainable fuels such as synthetic gasoline in the EU as part of the emission reduction goals.
French or French-oriented Stellantis and Renault have demanded that the EU include various incentives to speed up the sale of small and thus lower emission cars.
The European Commission emphasizes small electric cars in its own plans, while Stellantis Filosa hopes that the regulations will eventually cover other powertrain options as well.
A large part of Stellantis’ European production is small-sized, A- and B-segment city cars.
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