EPP plan to secure competitiveness of European car industry

The EPP Group wants to secure the competitiveness of the European car industry. To achieve this, the EPP Group calls for a revision of the ban on internal combustion engines, a technology-neutral approach to encourage innovation, temporary relief measures to help carmakers avoid being penalised, and a push for a faster expansion of electric vehicle infrastructure. These are some of the points of the plan, which have been adopted by the EPP Group today.

"The automotive industry is an indispensable pillar for employment, innovation and prosperity in Europe. At the same time, it faces enormous challenges: unfair competition, high energy costs, a decline in demand, adaptation to climate change and strict regulatory requirements weighing heavily on the sector. The EPP Group is firmly committed to a strong and sustainable automotive industry. With today's plan, we want to create clear framework conditions so that the industry can emerge stronger from the current crises", said Jens Gieseke MEP who is in charge of the topic in the EPP Group.

"We demand to return to technology neutrality as the guiding principle, make proposals to avoid penalties for the industry and propose how we can help the industry. We have a clear expectation that our proposals will be properly taken into account by the European Commission. We all want a powerful, successful European automotive industry," Gieseke stressed.

Read the full text of the EPP Group's plan here.