US EditionEU should scrap ban on new combustion-engine sales: Merz
Chancellor Merz urges EU to scrap the 2035 combustion engine ban amid German automakers' struggles and warns the sector lost nearly 52,000 jobs in past year, report says.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants the EU to cancel its 2035 deadline for ending new combustion-engine vehicle sales to support the car industry in Germany.
- Merz noted discussions with the junior coalition partner, the Social Democrats, regarding the target's future, stating that Carsten Schneider, the SPD environment minister, is not convinced about abandoning the ban.
- He highlighted the need for diesel engines in truck manufacturing and believes it would be a 'serious mistake' for Germany to stop research on diesel engines.
- Merz criticized the EU ban as 'wrong' and expressed hope for developing synthetic fuels for environmentally friendly combustion engines.
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The German head of government, Friedrich Merz, said on Thursday that he will do "everything" to get the EU to withdraw the ban on selling new vehicles with combustion engines in 2035, to support the automotive industry. "There must be no brutal cut in 2035", stressed the conservative leader after meeting in Berlin with industry and trade unions, as well as political and government officials. However, he insisted that electric mobility remains "t…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gathered on Thursday 9 October responsible for companies, trade unionists and regional bosses at the head of the automotive industry. Berlin announced its intention to advocate within the European Union for a relaxation of the rules providing for the ban on thermal engines from 2035.
In 2023, the European Union decided to ban the sale of all thermally driven vehicles in 2035. French manufacturers, like Renault, are sure to be able to meet the challenge, but if they are to help them more. On the other hand, Germany wants to continue to produce hybrid and thermal cars beyond 2035, as the car is one of the key sectors in the country. Meanwhile, Chinese manufacturers have come into force and are starting to roll out European com…
German car manufacturers and their suppliers, still the country's most important industry, are struggling. And that's dampening the mood in the country. To offer hope, Chancellor Merz is holding a crisis summit at the Chancellery today. There, the German auto lobby is once again calling for a relaxation of European agreements on limiting CO2 emissions. On this point, Merz's government has no clear answer. Industry is slipping. To see how badly G…
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At German auto crisis meet, Merz vows to fight EU gas guzzler ban
Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Thursday to do everything in his power to fight EU plans to ban combustion-engine car sales from 2035 after crisis talks with the struggling German car industry.
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