{"id":137147,"date":"2025-01-31T09:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:10:51","slug":"eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission calls for dialogue as European automotive industry faces mounting challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137147\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>EU car industry faces high energy costs, EV transition, job losses, and US tariff threats. European Commission seeks solutions to boost innovation amid fierce competition from cheaper Asian manufacturers. The European automotive industry is facing a perfect storm: high energy prices, fierce competition from cheaper manufacturers in the East, a very costly transition to electric cars, and the countless job losses associated with this transition.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the uncertainty, the new Trump administration in the United States is threatening to impose tariffs, further complicating the sector\u2019s outlook. In response, the European Commission has initiated a dialogue with key players in the industry to address these pressing issues. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stressed the need to unlock the innovative potential of European companies. \u201cThe fundamental question is what is still missing to unleash the innovative power of European companies,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA), highlighted the urgency of making Europe more competitive on the global stage. \u201cWe need to ensure that Europe as a whole becomes more competitive globally so it can compete with China and the US,\u201d she said. \u201cThis means unleashing the industry\u2019s innovative capacity while making manufacturing in Europe more affordable and profitable. Reducing energy costs and regulatory burdens is crucial. We need to streamline permits and remove barriers that hinder progress, focusing less on dictating rules and more on incentivising growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stakes have never been higher. The European car industry employs 13 million people across more than 250 production units, producing 15 million vehicles annually. It contributes 7% to the region\u2019s GDP, making it one of the backbones of the European economy.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of consultations will be followed by further discussions, with the European Commission set to present an action plan on 5 March. However, de Vries stressed that plans alone are not enough. \u201cWe will have an action plan in a couple of weeks, but that\u2019s still just a plan. We need real action,\u201d she said. \u201cWe expect this plan to trigger concrete steps to address the problems we face.\u201d One of the most contentious issues is the EU\u2019s commitment to phase out new cars and vans with internal combustion engines by 2035. This ambitious target is now in question as the transition to electric vehicles involves significant economic and social costs.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/01\/31\/eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/01\/31\/eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vau-viikkokatsaus\/eu-commission-calls-for-dialogue-as-european-automotive-industry-faces-mounting-challenges\/\">EU Commission calls for dialogue as European automotive industry faces mounting challenges<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[274,17389,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-137147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-eu","tag-european-automotive-industry","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}