The automobile group Stellantis, number two in Europe born from the merger of Peugeot-Citroën and Fiat-Chrysler, announced on Monday June 13 to everyone's surprise its intention to leave the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), opposed to the Union European Union which wants to put an end to combustion engines by 2035.
To discover
Find all the results of the legislative elections
Taxes 2022: all about your tax return
Read alsoAutomotive: is the all-electric goal in 2035 achievable?
Stellantis revealed this incidentally, in a press release announcing the creation of a "
freedom of movement forum
" for the beginning of 2023 , presented as an annual meeting, with an expert advisory board including "
mobility providers and of technologies, academics, politicians, and scientists
”.
An effective decision “by the end of the year”
ACEA, a very active lobbying organization in Brussels, includes the 16 major manufacturers based in Europe, from Volkswagen to Renault, Volvo and Toyota.
The association was firmly opposed to the European Commission's plan, approved last week by Parliament, to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars from 2035, deeming it not "
rational
".
In particular, she wanted to let hybrid cars live, which have a heat engine and an electric motor.
The new forum created by Stellantis will be “
based on facts
”, a formulation close to that used in the climate field where we speak of policies or strategies “
based on science
”.
Read alsoXavier Horent: “The automotive sector is starting from scratch”
"
As part of this initiative, Stellantis announces that it will cease to be a member of the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) by the end of this year
", writes the group, without explaining the reasons for this. departure.
He just said he wanted to make a transition from lobbying to “
more direct interaction with citizens and stakeholders
”.
Its boss, Carlos Tavares, says he wants to develop "
an effective, global and inclusive 360-degree approach involving all those who wish to contribute to the construction of sustainable mobility.
".
Stellantis has been anticipating the electric shift for months, and has already announced, like several of its European competitors, that it will sell 100% electric vehicles in Europe by 2030.
