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Truckmakers reject EU emissions fines

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European automakers and suppliers at the Hannover commercial-vehicle fair criticized Brussels' CO₂ rules, urged more infrastructure and regulatory flexibility, and rejected fines for noncompliance.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Commercial vehicle fair Hannover: Auto industry voices sharp criticism of Brussels

"If you demand speed from the industry, you must deliver," says the leading sector in Hannover. It rejects penalties for failing to meet CO2 rules due to insufficient infrastructure.

Commercial vehicle fair Hannover: Auto industry voices sharp criticism of Brussels
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Handelsblatt
Industry crisis: "Otherwise we'll die in style" – Bosch works councils call for a task force to save the auto industry

The employee representatives of the world's largest auto supplier advocate a joint approach to counter the decline of their own industry. "Made in Europe" rules should be implemented promptly and binding.

Industry crisis: "Otherwise we'll die in style" – Bosch works councils call for a task force to save the auto industry
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elDiario.es
Automobile suppliers urge to 'facilitate' rather than 'impose' clean mobility

The secretary-general of the CLEPA association takes aim at European political leaders for 'leaving behind' many citizens who cannot access the new zero-emission vehicles. Electric trucks are not taking off: manufacturers fear multimillion-euro fines for failing to achieve decarbonization. The transition toward cleaner mobility in Europe risks advancing faster on paper than on the roads. The automotive components and suppliers industry is calling on European policymakers to change the approach: instead of imposing a particular technology on citizens, they should create conditions that allow them to choose it. CLEPA, which represents European automotive suppliers, believes Brussels' strategy is not taking sufficient account of the economic and practical difficulties faced by many consumers. 'Europe must facilitate clean mobility for its citizens, rather than imposing that choice on them through regulations,' says Benjamin Krieger, CLEPA's secretary-general, in a position paper in which he calls for a

Automobile suppliers urge to 'facilitate' rather than 'impose' clean mobility
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