EUROPEAN AUTO SECTOR WARNS JOB LOSSES MAY FOLLOW NEW EU CAR AND VAN EMISSIONS REGIME
January 1st, 2019
EUROPEAN automobile industry associations have warned member companies and European Union (EU) governments to face potential auto sector job losses caused by a new EU emissions regulation, now approaching final approval.
This is because compliance will almost certainly require a significant expansion of the European e-vehicle market. With such cars and vans having fewer components than combustion-driven models, making e-vehicles requires 60% fewer staff in powertrain manufacturing, spare part manufacturing and maintenance. This according to research commissioned ...
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