The growing pressure exerted by the expensive switchover to electric cars, as well as the apparent failure of the Association of European Car Manufacturers (ACEA) to increasingly restrictive measures by politicians in Brussels seem to have created major problems within the organization.
Less than a month after the Stellantis group confirmed that it will leave ACEA, Volvo is also announcing its withdrawal from the Association by the end of this year.
Officials from the Swedish carmaker, which aims to assemble only electric cars from 2030, noted that Volvo’s sustainability strategy “is not fully in line with ACEA’s”, adding that “for the time being it is better to go in different directions”. ”.
Conform LifeNews.ro, on June 14, in a statement on the annual organization of a Mobility Forum, Stellantis officials “hid” some extremely interesting information. “As part of this announcement, Stellantis confirms that it will cease to be a member of the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) by the end of this year,” the document states.
Although they did not provide details on the reasons for leaving an Association that includes all major vehicle manufacturers selling products in Europe, Stellantis seems disturbed by the way ACEA handled the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” program and the ease with which which has accepted a ban on sales of cars with heat engines since 2035.
The decision of Stellantis implies the disappearance from ACEA, at the end of 2022, of 14 brands, among which Alfa Romeo, Citroen, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel or Peugeot.
At the time, the lobby group of the automotive industry, whose chairman was, not long ago, even the CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, was content to note that “while the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) respects the decision of Stellantis to withdraw its membership of the association at the end of this year, we regret to see them leave. We remain committed to acting as a strong common voice of EU car, truck, van and bus manufacturers. ”
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