Overview

• Antonio Filosa said the EU’s 55% emissions cut by 2030 and the 2035 ban on new combustion-car sales are not realistic as currently defined.
• He proposed transitional tools including scrappage or conversion incentives, CO2 supercredits for small electric cars, and stronger recognition of hybrids to revive sales and affordability.
• Filosa called decisions on light commercial vehicles urgent and asked to extend CO2 targets for vans by three to five years to safeguard jobs, citing Stellantis’ Hordain site.
• The European Commission softened some medium-term CO2 rules in March and will start a strategic dialogue with carmakers next week around the Munich IAA.
• BMW suggested moving the combustion-car cutoff to 2050 and Mercedes-Benz’s CEO labeled 2035 unattainable, citing weak EV demand, rising Chinese competition, U.S. tariffs, and falling profits.