The revision will also allow automakers to continue selling several new cars with internal combustion engines, as well as plug-in hybrids and range extenders. The group says that playing for time will not make European car makers great again. “The EU has chosen complexity over clarity,” said T&E executive director William Todts. "Clinging to combustion engines won’t make European automakers great again.”While leading car brands have welcomed the move for which they largely lobbied, not all of them are behind the shift. Even in their home countries, European car makers are facing a growing competitive threat from Chinese imports, with new tariffs thrown up by the EU offering only limited protection.

Source: Irish Examiner December 20, 2025 01:19 UTC