Ten months after the Bundestag passed the Solar Package I, the Commission has yet to approve it under state aid law. Norbert Lins (CDU), Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in the European Parliament, has written to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling on her to mediate. The letter was signed by 18 MEPs […]
The Commission wants to bring forward the review of the CO2 fleet legislation and finalize it this year: “The review of the CO2 emission standards legislation will take place in the third and fourth quarter,” said Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas on Wednesday when he presented the Automotive Action Plan. The review was originally planned for […]
The member states are planning an IPCEI for clean, connected and autonomous vehicles. The IPCEI project, in which German companies want to play a leading role, is referred to in the draft Car Action Plan, which the College of Commissioners intends to adopt today. The draft lists proposals and initiatives announced by the Commission to […]
Ursula von der Leyen makes concessions to car manufacturers regarding the impending fines for 2025. Although the strict carbon fleet limits will remain in place between 2025 and 2030, manufacturers will not have to comply with them this year. However, the bottom line is that they must deliver: If manufacturers such as VW or Mercedes […]
The European Commission’s consultation on competition rules for vertical agreements in the automotive industry is open until May 23. The consultation is taking place against the backdrop of the ongoing evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (Kfz-GVO) and the supplementary guidelines. The Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation was extended in 2023 until May […]
The initial content of the Automotive Action Plan is contained in a four-page paper that the Commission sent to the participants of the Strategic Dialogue on Thursday evening. It will serve as a basis for discussions at the final meeting chaired by Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, to which the CEOs of car manufacturers, […]
The industry association ACEA is submitting two technical proposals to the Commission to avert the penalties that manufacturers will have to pay for failing to meet the 2025 climate targets. The proposals are:The gradual phase-in of the limit values, which vary from manufacturer to manufacturer depending on the average weight of the fleet, works like […]
The fifth and final thematic working session of the Auto Dialogue focused on CO₂-free charging and refueling infrastructure. Transport Commissioner Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas received fleet operators such as DHL, charging station operators such as Ionity, associations such as ACEA and CLEPA and NGOs such as BEUC. All participants spoke out in favor of a rapid and […]