Overview
- About a thousand industry representatives gathered in Paris as leaders from Stellantis, Renault, Valeo, Forvia and OPMobility called for greater technological freedom.
- Stellantis chief Antonio Filosa urged pushing the effective ban on new combustion models by ten years to 2045, arguing current EV demand falls short.
- The European Commission is expected to detail measures on 17 December to ease how the 2035 zero‑emission sales mandate works, with reports indicating possible acceptance of range‑extenders.
- EU capitals are split, with Germany and Italy seeking a major revision, the Netherlands and Sweden favoring faster transition, and France and Spain backing added flexibility without scrapping 2035.
- October sales data showed fully electric cars accounted for roughly one in four purchases, nearly one in three including plug‑in hybrids, yet the sector cites high prices and warns of tens of thousands of jobs at risk.