LONDON – Volvo On Friday, Cars said it would leave the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) at the end of 2022, citing differences between its zero-emissions strategy and its umbrella lobbying strategy. European cars.
The Swedish carmaker has pledged to have a range of all-electric cars by 2030, ahead of the European Union’s proposal for a ban to come into effect on fossil fuel-powered cars by year 2035.
Volvo has been a proponent of a quicker transition to zero-emissions transport, but after the EU parliament voted in favor of the 2035 deadline in June, ACEA said that “any long-term regulation beyond past this decade is too early in the early stages.” “
In a statement Volvo said “we have concluded that Volvo Cars’ ambitious and sustainable growth strategy is not entirely aligned with ACEA’s positioning and working style at this stage.”
“We therefore believe that it is better to take a different path,” the automaker added. “What we do as a field will play an important role in deciding whether the world has a fighting chance to contain climate change. “
The news comes less than a month after the world’s No. 4 automaker Stellantis said it would leave ACEA at the end of 2022 as part of a new approach to address the problems and challenges facing the world. with future mobility, including a diversion from traditional lobbying.
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association, widely known by its French acronym ACEA, has been the industry’s main lobbying group since its inception in 1991, uniting 16 major European automobiles. Europe, truckmanufacturer of vans and buses.
