MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Revision of the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans – P-002795/2025

Source: European Parliament

Priority question for written answer  P-002795/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Massimiliano Salini (PPE), Fulvio Martusciello (PPE), Caterina Chinnici (PPE), Salvatore De Meo (PPE), Marco Falcone (PPE), Letizia Moratti (PPE), Giusi Princi (PPE), Flavio Tosi (PPE)

On 7 July 2025, the Commission opened a public consultation on the revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/631[1] concerning CO₂ standards for cars and vans. The published document raises serious concerns, as several of its measures appear inadequate to effectively support the automotive sector, which is currently facing a profound crisis.

A key concern is the indicative timeline, as the proposal is expected in the second quarter of 2026, despite earlier Commission commitments to bring the revision forward to the end of 2025. The previously adopted amendment, granting a three-year flexibility period for manufacturers, should have been only temporary relief, not a structural solution to a regulatory framework that remains highly ideological.

Another major issue is the narrow interpretation of technological neutrality, which focuses solely on e-fuels while neglecting other renewable fuels, undermining the principle set out in recital 11 of the Regulation.

Additionally, the regulation applicable to heavy-duty vehicles[2], revision of which is scheduled for 2027, sets even more unrealistic targets. This treatment disparity risks penalising an industry already under pressure where targeted measures are needed.

Does the Commission intend to bring forward the revision to the end of 2025, as previously anticipated, and align the revision timeline for heavy-duty vehicles with that of light-duty vehicles?

Submitted: 9.7.2025

• [1] Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of 17 April 2019 setting CO₂ emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/631/oj.
• [2] Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of 20 June 2019 setting CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1242/oj.