European car makers agree approach to CO2 targets
Fri 08 June 2007
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Europe's leading car companies have agreed a response to the European Commission's proposals for regulated CO2 targets for new cars. ACEA - the European car makers' trade association - said: "the majority of carbon emissions from cars is caused today by the existing and ageing car fleet, by growing congestion and increasing mileage. Emissions from new cars have significantly decreased over the past decade". The industry is therefore calling on the EU to adopt an integrated approach to cutting CO2 emissions.
ACEA says that any future reduction target must be differentiated between manufacturers according to the average weight of their model range, with makers of smaller cars subject to tighter targets than those making larger ones. The Association says that car makers should also be able to average any individual target across their range, so that improvements to one model can compensate for increases in others. Both elements are needed, they say, to avoid distorting competition between manufacturers.
The ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, DaimlerChrysler, FIAT, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Scania, Volkswagen and Volvo.
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