European car industry lobby group the ACEA will become more “assertive” in future in the face of rising global competition and costs connected to the switch to electrification, incoming president Luca de Meo has said.
The ACEA’s impact as a lobbyist has waned over the years as the European Union clamped down on CO2 output, leading to the ban on new ICE cars in the region from 2035.
The timeframe is a source of frustration with the automotive industry, which believes it hasn’t been given long enough to replace decades-old supply chains in the switch to electric.
“We want the voice of the automotive industry to be more and more relevant, which hasn’t always been the case in the last years,” said Renault Group CEO de Meo.
