THE’European Union change your own Plan on cars And the related emissions, deciding to “face the question in a balanced way” and granting the car manufacturers “more time to adapt to the standards of conformity”. This is the fulcrum of what was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der leyen At the end of the second meeting in Brussels on strategic dialogue on the future of the European automotive industry.
An important change of step, which provides greater breath to the industries in the sector, avoids the risk of feared fines For the excess of emissions and which finds the consent of many countries they had hoped for in this new perspective, including Italy.
Three years for compliance standards
“I will propose this month an amendment aimed at the CO2 emissions regulation of the cars,” said Ursula von der Leyen specifying that in this way the automotive companies will have “three years of time Instead of one to adapt to the compliance standards “. These, remember, provide for a limit of 94 grams/km of emissions for new sales. EU fines estimated only for the first year of introduction of the standard would have cost about 15 billion to automotive companies.
“There is a clear request for greater flexibility on CO2’s objectives,” added the president of the European Commission. “The key principle is thebalance. On the one hand we need predictability and equity towards those who have successfully made the homework at home, on the other we have to listen to the voice of those who ask for more pragmatic in difficult times “.
The new European car plan
It is necessary to specify that the New European plan for cars emissions It does not vary in its objectives, which in fact remain the same, but only gives more breath to industry. Von der Leyen also stressed that an acceleration is foreseen for “the works on the revision of Target 2035 With full technological neutrality as a fundamental principle “.
And again, among the initiatives of the new plan there is also “an industrial alliance” for the development of “software, chips and autonomous driving technology” for cars and the development of Made in Europe batteries. “We will evaluate direct support for producers of batteries of the European Union, “said the European leader, adding that the principle of” European content for batteries and components “will be introduced gradually which will be accompanied by a”simplification legislation of bureaucracy “.
More details on the plane will arrive on Wednesday 5 March 2025, with the words of the president of the EU Commission who have already allowed titles in the sector to make a nice leap on the stock exchange.
Happy Italy, Urso takes the merits
Among the first to comment on the words of the von der Leyen and the freezing of fines there was the Minister of Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Ursowhich has long spent over the past few months on the theme of the car in Europe. For the owner of the Italian dicastery, the European car industry “was” saved “and, above all,” the Commission gives reason to Italy “.
“Once the cloak of fines has been eliminated,” added Urso, “which would have determined the collapse of the sector. Now ahead with full technological neutrality, strategic autonomy in the production of batteries and a European incentive plan “.
