Autodialog: VDIK welcomes commitment to electromobility - VDIK - Verband der Internationalen Kraftfahrzeughersteller e.V.

The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) welcomes the commitment to electromobility made by Autodialog at the Chancellery. All participants recognized the need for joint action. Chancellor Merz highlighted electric mobility as the key drive technology for the coming years. He emphasized the goal of climate neutrality and the necessary focus on framework conditions such as expanding infrastructure and reducing electricity prices.

One particularly positive development is the personal commitment of the German Chancellor to making CO2 fleet regulations in Brussels more flexible in order to avoid a hard cut in 2035. Vice Chancellor Klingbeil also committed to continuing to include plug-in hybrids and range extenders in the regulations in the future. In addition, all alternative technologies that contribute to CO2 reduction should be allowed to be used. In order to quickly reassess and adjust the CO2 targets, we now urgently need consensus with the EU Commission.

Yesterday evening, the coalition committee of the CDU, CSU, and SPD agreed on incentives for private customers to switch to climate-neutral mobility. The agreement is a commitment to electromobility and reflects the current pressure to act and finally provide clarity for customers and the automotive industry. According to the outcome paper, there should be tangible benefits for consumers from the use of zero-emission vehicles in road traffic and the switch to climate-neutral mobility. Billions in funding are to be made available for the subsidy program until 2029. The focus will be on households with low and middle incomes.

The VDIK has been proposing incentives for private customers for some time. VDIK President Imelda Labbé: “Now it is important to quickly develop incentives that preserve residual value for all private customers. The announced measures can only be successful if they are embedded in a master plan that creates framework conditions such as charging infrastructure and fair electricity prices.”