Europe’s automotive sector, under mounting pressure, is looking for flexibility in the policy package that the European Commission will unveil next month — a proposal that could influence the planned 2035 ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars. According to Reuters, manufacturers hope Brussels will reconsider the strict trajectory toward full electrification, given slower-than-expected market adoption and growing competition from China.
At the start of the decade, companies like Volkswagen and Renault set ambitious targets based on rapid EV uptake. Market reality, however, has proved more cautious: consumer demand has fallen short of expectations, while high energy costs, U.S. export tariffs and intensifying Asian competition create additional challenges.
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