{"id":47747,"date":"2023-10-12T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/?post_type=pr-regular&p=47747"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:30:10","slug":"auto-industry-european-parliament-euro-7-vote-improves-commission-proposal-but-still-falls-short","status":"publish","type":"pr-regular","link":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/press-release\/auto-industry-european-parliament-euro-7-vote-improves-commission-proposal-but-still-falls-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto industry: European Parliament Euro 7 vote improves Commission proposal, but still falls short"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brussels, 12 October 2023 \u2013 The European Parliament\u2019s key vote on Euro 7 pollutant standards better reflects industry\u2019s concerns compared to the European Commission\u2019s proposal, but further improvements are still needed, says the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA).<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe have long been advocating for Euro 7 targets and testing conditions that do not make vehicles unaffordable nor jeopardise industry competitiveness \u2013 for little or no environmental benefit,\u201d stated ACEA Director General, Sigrid de Vries. \u201cThe Environment Committee (ENVI) vote is an improvement over the Commission proposal, but still falls short in key aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Vries: \u201cWe should not underestimate the huge progress made by European vehicle manufacturers in reducing pollutant emissions from road transport over the past years. It is simply incorrect to describe Euro 6\/VI vehicles as \u2018highly polluting\u2019 as some stakeholders do. Euro 6\/VI regulations have delivered and are continuing to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, between the first Euro standard and the first version of Euro 6, emissions were slashed by over 90%. Euro 7 will deliver marginal further benefits, but far greater air quality improvements would be achieved by replacing older vehicles on EU roads with highly efficient Euro 6\/VI models, in parallel with the electrification transition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the plenary Parliament vote next month, ACEA calls on MEPs to vote for a sensible and proportionate Euro 7 regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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We have long been advocating for Euro 7 targets and testing conditions that do not make vehicles unaffordable nor jeopardise industry competitiveness \u2013 for little or no environmental benefit.<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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