US EditionGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Ask EU to Drop Hard Cutoff for Combustion Cars From 2035
Chancellor Merz urges EU to permit hybrid and efficient combustion cars post-2035 to protect German auto jobs amid high EV transition costs and Chinese competition.
- On Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will write to the European Commission asking it to permit hybrid and efficient combustion cars beyond 2035 alongside electric vehicles, and Germany will urge scrapping the planned cutoff to boost its embattled car industry.
- Automakers have argued the 2035 cutoff is unworkable because of slow EV uptake, while the German car sector faces high EV investment costs and rising competition from Chinese carmakers.
- Merz said he must first coordinate with SPD coalition partners before proposing measures including a targeted subsidy of up to $5,780 for electric or hybrid cars, Klingbeil added, `We agree that the future of the industry is electric...`
- Brussels' review timetable makes Merz's letter relevant because Sejourne signalled flexibility ahead of an EU announcement, with the EU in September saying it would fast-track a review of its 2035 plans.
- Germany will urge the EU to drop or modify the 2035 combustion engine ban, with Merz's letter coinciding with the December 10th review and Sejourne's comments.
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Friedrich Merz's government wants to revive the struggling auto industry, and the chancellor said on Friday that Germany is calling on the European Union to abandon a ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines planned for 2035.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to ask EU to drop hard cutoff for combustion cars from 2035
The German leader wants the EU to allow plug-in hybrids, extended range electric vehicles and “highly efficient” conventional vehicles beyond 2035, when a ban on combustion cars is set to take effect.
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