EU NEEDS BETTER POLICY COORDINATION IF IT STILL WANTS CAR MANUFACTURING IN EUROPE
August 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
THE EUROPEAN Commission, the European Union's (EU) executive body, is handicapping Europe's automotive sector with unrealistic carbon reduction demands, while risking more mid-market import competition with free trade deals, the chief of Europe's auto industry has warned.
In an exclusive interview with wardsauto, the secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) Ivan Hodac said: "We don't understand why the European Commission has to impose on us the toughest targets in the world". He believes ...
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