Stellantis will return to ACEA, the European car manufacturers’ lobby that it had left in 2023, the European number 2 in the automotive industry said on Saturday, a few days after the departure of its boss Carlos Tavares.
Stellantis plans to apply as a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, a spokesperson for the manufacturer said, confirming information from the German agency DPA.
A disagreement over the end of thermal cars
Stellantis and Volvo announced in 2022 that they were leaving this important automotive lobby in Europe. The two manufacturers were at odds with ACEA, which then opposed the European Union’s plan to ban sales of cars with gasoline and diesel engines from 2035.
Since then, Stellantis launched its own discussion platform on the future of the automobile, with an annual event. While sales of battery-powered cars are not growing as fast as expected, many manufacturers are still calling for delays or a reduction in the penalties provided for non-compliance with CO2 emissions standards.
Carlos Tavares, on the other hand, assured that these standards had been established for a long time, that Stellantis was up to date and that it was ready to “run.” But the Stellantis board of directors decided to dismiss Carlos Tavares on December 1.
The group’s interim leader, its president John Elkann, said Friday afternoon that the group was “willing to adapt quickly to any regulatory changes that may occur,” according to a summary of his speech.
Source: BFM TV
