US EditionEspecially Beneficial for Vw: Car Builders Save Billions Through Leaner Co2 Rules
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Last year, the EU eases its current emissions targets for the crisis-ridden car industry. Only BMW already fulfils them. On the other hand, the VW Group benefits particularly from the deflation.
Europe's electric car market reached a new high last year: Fully electric vehicles accounted for almost one in five new car sales and represented 19 percent of new registrations in Europe, 4 percentage points higher than in 2024. Furthermore, despite political and economic uncertainty, 2025 marked the strongest year-on-year growth since 2021. This expansion was also the main driver of declining average CO₂ emissions from new registrations and br…
Did the manufacturers succeed in meeting the Union's expectations on CO2 discharges? Drum rolls...... Read more CO2 balance sheet of the car manufacturers in 2025: was a relaxation of the rules really necessary? appeared first on Automobile Clean.
The annual target for the reduction of CO2 in the EU was slightly missed in 2025. Volkswagen is still behind, but will catch up vigorously, others seek salvation in pooling.
The automotive industry saved up to €4.2 billion in fines last year thanks to the relaxation of the EU Commission's CO2 regulations. This was calculated by "Der Spiegel" based on data from the environmental organization ICCT. Originally, car manufacturers in the EU were required to ensure that the CO2 emissions of their newly sold vehicles fell by 15 percent by 2025 compared to 2021. In June, the EU granted car manufacturers until 2027 to offset…
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