Overview
- Nissan confirmed a 2025 pooling agreement with BYD covering passenger vehicles sold in EU markets, citing regulatory compliance and its own zero‑emissions transition goals.
- EU rules set a 93.6g CO2/km fleet average for carmakers, with industry estimates previously warning of up to €15 billion in fines for missing 2025 targets.
- The European Commission now assesses compliance over 2025–2027 rather than a single year, offering manufacturers added timing flexibility.
- Critics, including Polestar’s carbon‑credits lead Fredrik Eklund, argue pooling risks slowing EV uptake by reducing pressure on combustion‑engine producers.
- Similar alliances span the industry, with Tesla pooling with Toyota, Ford, Stellantis, Mazda, Subaru, Honda, Suzuki and others, and a separate pool linking Mercedes, Volvo, Polestar and Smart, plus newer arrangements such as KG Mobility with Xpeng and Mazda with Changan Mazda.