US EditionEU should scrap ban on new combustion-engine sales: Merz
Merz argues the ban threatens Germany’s car industry amid tough competition and slow electric vehicle adoption, with some automakers delaying EV rollouts, officials said.
- On Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he wants the European Union to scrap its planned 2035 deadline for ending new combustion-engine vehicle sales, calling it a "wrong ban".
- Industry pressure has prompted the European Union to fast-track a 2035 combustion-engine sales review earlier this month, while Porsche delayed its EV rollout due to weak demand, Merz said.
- On technical grounds, Merz said diesel engines remain essential for truck manufacturing and research, and he favors enabling technologies over bans as a policy approach.
- Ahead of the meeting on Thursday, Merz admitted talks with junior coalition partners continue and SPD environment minister Carsten Schneider was not yet convinced, hoping for agreement by then.
- Looking to the coming years, Merz said he hopes synthetic fuels enable cleaner combustion engines as Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz struggle against Chinese rival BYD.
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op-online.deThe Union wants to overturn the ban on burners. Before the car summit, Chancellor Merz tightens the course. He thus causes displeasure and reaps criticism.
Not only in the EU will the planned departure of combustion engines be wrestled – there are also different positions within the German government coalition.
The decision to ban the burner from 2035 was "wrong": before the car summit on Thursday, Chancellor Merz demanded a departure from the decision to help the industry. Minister of the Environment Schneider, however, continued to hold on to it.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he wants the European Union to abandon a plan to end sales of combustion-engine cars by 2035. He says major German automakers such as Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are expressing doubts about the goal.
German chancellor wants EU ban on new combustion-engine sales scrapped
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he wants the EU to scrap its planned 2035 deadline for ending new combustion-engine vehicle sales as his country looks for ways to help its ailing car industry.
Before the car summit, Chancellor Merz called for the abolition of the EU burner ban from 2035 and argued for technology openness: "I do not want Germany to stick to this false ban. The SPD is against it.
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