Current European Automotive Policies on EVs and China

The recent conference we attended on the global automotive industry in Paris was part of the GERPISA: The International Automotive Network annual gathering of academics. This interview with Tommaso Pardi, the Director of GERPISA and Senior Researcher at the CNRS: The French National Center for Scientific Research provides an overview of the major topics discussed during the conference. Tommaso has been studying the global auto industry for over 20 years, and he’s especially knowledgeable about the European auto industry.  His insights during the interview are particularly relevant about how the EU is adjusting to the introduction of Chinese vehicles into the market, and how the EU is now trying to “put the brakes on” the growth through the introduction of the Industrial Accelerator Act that would require imported vehicles to have a higher percentage of EU content.  This legislation has not yet passed, but he sees it as necessary for the EU industry, especially the supply base to survive. Check out the interview here: https://lnkd.in/g6fmwZiM

Besides this topic, we discuss the EU battery industry, US and EU automakers using Chinese platforms, the Chinese Product Development model, the circular economy and battery repairability, automotive labor issues in the EU, US, and China, local content policies around the world, and EU emissions policies.  It’s a wide-ranging interview touching on the many issues discussed during the annual conference.  Keep informed about next year’s conference in Venice from June 15 to June 18 by checking out the GERPISA.org website. Automotive Futures Group will be there, and we’ll be tracking EVs in the US, the EU, and China as part of our EV Evolutions website.  Check it out at our website: www.automotivefutures.org.