Carlos Tavares , CEO of Stellantis, took the opportunity of the inauguration of the new offices of Pro One's commercial division in Mirafiori to comment on the difficult times facing the European automotive industry. BMW is reporting lower-than-expected profits and Volkswagen, worse still, is planning to lay off 15,000 employees , admitting that there is no plan B. But what is going on? The number one of the Italian-French group doesn't spare himself and touches on a number of burning issues.
But more importantly, he insists on the question of fines for CO2 emissions exceeding the limits that will come into force in 2025. Why did you make such unpopular choices? " I'm against postponing the entry into force of the new rules ", says Tavares, " we've known for years that stricter limits would be imposed next year and we've worked hard to be ready ". The European Union has defined a framework within which carmakers must operate in order to compete fairly.
It is not normal to change the rules of the game just a few months before the launch of this new challenge. Tavares continued: " We have taken many unpopular decisions in the recent past. We have been severely criticised for that.
But the only reason we acted in a certain way was to avoid going the way of Volkswagen . And, for the time being at least, we have managed to avoid such radical measures. " Carlos Tavares at the inauguration of Pro One's new offices in Mirafiori The European car industry is in "survival mode".
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