EU Parliament Gives the Nod on Softened EU CO2 Targets (Update)

With claims and requests to amend the measures imposed by the European Union (EU) on the emissions of CO2 from cars, the block decided to make an important change for manufacturers.

The EU changes pollutant emissions rules: manufacturers can meet targets from 2025 to 2027 based on a three-year average, instead of an annual assessment, in order to give rise to the crisis car sector.

The European Commission has today approved a specific amendment to the Regulation laying down performance standards for CO2 emissions for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles. The amendment introduces a flexibility measure for CO2 targets between 2025 and 2025. This proposal was announced as part of the Commission’s Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector, adopted on 5 March 2025, and is based on the Strategic D…

Despite the announcements, the anti-emissions dictates are still in force, and they strike everyone.It will be true that in words the attitude of the new European Commission on green policies has become more noticeable, but the waste of the Green deal is still there. The bad rules that guard the support of the Green Deal...

On Tuesday 27 May 2025, the Member States definitively validated the changes in CO2 emissions. Manufacturers will be able to blow because a relaxation of the standards will happen and will help to avoid fines in 2025. A measure proposed by the European Commission is a real relief for manufacturers. Why? Because the Member States of the European Union have voted definitively in favour of a relaxation of the rules around CO2 standards. A vote that…

The EU is giving Europe's car manufacturers more time to comply with the CO2 limits – and suspends penalties for the time being.