Abandoning EU's 2035 zero-emission car target would risk 1 million jobs, study says
Conversely, deploying no industrial strategy and going back on the 2035 target that all new cars and vans sold in the EU no longer emit carbon dioxide could result in a loss of 1 million auto industry jobs and two-thirds of planned battery investments, T&E said in a statement.
Already challenged by high costs in their home markets and a gap to Chinese and U.S. rivals in the electric vehicle industry, European carmakers now face the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on auto imports, which have pushed many manufacturers to pull their forecasts for 2025.
Following heavy lobbying, the European Parliament gave its backing to a softening some of the EU CO2 emissions targets for cars and vans in May, but it has so far stuck the regulations that will bar the sale of fossil-fuel cars by 2035.
"It's a make or break moment for Europe's automotive industry as the global competition to lead the production of electric cars, batteries and chargers is immense," Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director for Vehicles & Emobility Supply Chains at T&E, said in the statement.
If the 2035 goal is maintained and policies to boost domestic EV production are implemented, the automotive value chain's contribution to the European economy would grow 11% by 2035, the advocacy group said.
Job displacement in vehicle manufacturing could be offset by the creation of more than 100,000 jobs in battery making by 2030 and 120,000 in charging by 2035, it added.
Weakening the goal alongside lack of comprehensive industrial policies meanwhile could slash the value chain's contribution by 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) by 2035, the report said.
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