Spain calls for more resources within the European motor plan

Spain believes that the European Commission’s plan to support the automotive sector should include more financial resources, in particular to stimulate the purchase of electric vehicles at EU level, for charging infrastructures and for innovation.

This was conveyed by the Spanish Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, at the Council of Industry Ministers of the Twenty-seven during a debate on the plan, the first at this level since the EU executive presented the initiative last week. This plans to make CO₂ emission reduction targets more flexible for manufacturers, in order to avoid the fines they were exposed to this year for failing to comply with them, incentives for electric vehicles, battery production or charging infrastructure, among other areas, and measures against unfair competition.

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