Dealers of Stallants has asked the European Commission to advance green transition conditions to prevent the automotive market from becoming unsustainable. In 2025 In fact, the first limits on emissions should be in place that will gradually come with the sector by 2035, when new cars sold must have zero emissions.
Stellantis has promised its dealers that it will work closely with them. energy transfer. The focus is mainly on low-cost electric models from Citroen and high-autonomy models from Peugeot.
Dealers appeal: “Stop the green transition”
By 2025, none of the new cars sold on the European market will emit more than 9.5 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer traveled. A limit that scares retailers, especially steel dealers, a group that is in dire straits due to difficulties in adopting the green transition.
For this reason, dealers have appealed to the European Commission to push the threshold further and allow companies to develop a more sustainable industrial plan for the transition. A request that echoes Asia, Association of European Manufacturers, developed in recent days.
The idea suggested by the associations is to postpone the implementation of this limit for two years. There European Commission Under the leadership of President Ursula von der Leyen, who has just taken office, however, it does not appear open to such changes at the moment.
Stellantis Assurance: We will work together.
Stellantis, meanwhile, tries to reassure its dealers: “With our dealers and offers Beau (Battery electric vehicles, fully electric or rechargeable hybrid vehicles) 40 models, we have already reached the third position in the EU BEV market, very close Tesla, And we are very proud to contribute as a team to the fight against global warming,” said a spokesperson for the group.
“Our dealers will benefit from 6 more BEVs and 3 MHEVs (mild hybrid electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles without the possibility of recharging the battery via a socket) in Europe in 2025, despite some already in the showroom. There are unparalleled offerings such as the ultra-compact Citroën ë-C3 and ë-C3 Aircross, and the benchmark-setting Peugeot E-3008 700 km range, To name a few,” he continued.
“We will work with our dealers to define the perfect sales mix within the limits of compliance with CO2 emission regulations, leveraging our multi-energy platform as a unique asset in the European market,” the group said. concluded the note of Like other European car manufacturers, including Volkswagen, Stellenbosch is having trouble adapting to climate change imposed by the European Union and competition from Chinese electric cars. The group has recently cut its growth estimates significantly and is gearing up for a change at the top.
Among the pro-merger CEO Carlos Tavares FCA EPSA The group’s creator, whose contract is expiring and the board of directors does not seem inclined to propose a renewal. With a change in leadership, shareholders hope that the group’s situation will change and improve.
