Volkswagen, Stellantis call for 'made-in-Europe' rules in industrial policy overhaul (www.euractiv.com)

submitted 3 hours ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

0 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Europe’s two biggest carmakers have urged Brussels to tweak purchase subsidies and public procurement to favour domestic production over imported vehicles, calling for clear labelling and additional incentives for electric cars built in Europe.

In an opinion piece published in national newspapers on Wednesday night, the CEOs of Volkswagen and Stellantis – which together account for about 40% of the EU car market – urged the European Commission to build on incoming domestic production mandates with a full-blown ‘made-in-Europe’ strategy.

Their position appears to be at odds with that of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), of which both companies are members, after the lobby group warned that domestic production quotas could complicate European companies’ access to global markets.

...

The strategy should be built on the principle of “fair competition” in the EU single market – a likely nod towards cheap imports from China – and be designed to channel EU taxpayers’ money towards promoting local production, wrote Oliver Blume and Antonio Filosa.

The Volkswagen and Stellantis directors, respectively, reasoned that the made-in-Europe label should be based not just on the location of production lines, but also on where electric powertrains, battery cells and other key components are manufactured.

...

ACEA has urged caution over any made-in-Europe preference, likely due to internal divisions. The German premium carmaker BMW, for example, is understood to be against the introduction of local preference criteria.

...

Web archive link

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top new old

there doesn't seem to be anything here

this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026

28 points (100.0% liked)

Buy European

9394 readers

953 users here now

Overview:

The community to discuss buying European goods and services.

Matrix Chat of this community

Rules:

Be kind to each other, and argue in good faith. No direct insults nor disrespectful and condescending comments.
Do not use this community to promote Nationalism/Euronationalism. This community is for discussing European products/services and news related to that. For other topics the following might be of interest:
Include a disclaimer at the bottom of the post if you're affiliated with the recommendation.
No russian suggestions.

Feddit.uk's instance rules apply:

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or xenophobia.
No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
Do not spam or abuse network features.
Alt accounts are permitted, but all accounts must list each other in their bios.
No generative AI content.

Useful Websites