Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection
Source: The Guardian ·
Bosses of Citroën owner and French carmaker also urge UK government to consider limiting imports from ChinaStellantis and Renault have backed the UK car industry for inclusion in proposed rules to protect EU industry, but urged the British government to consider limiting imports of Chinese cars.Emanuele Cappellano, who leads Stellantis’s European brands including Fiat, Citroën, Opel and…
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Stellantis and Renault have backed the UK car industry for inclusion in proposed rules to protect EU industry, but urged the British government to consider limiting imports of Chinese cars. Emanuele Cappellano, who leads Stellantis’s European brands including Fiat, Citroën, Opel and Vauxhall, and François Provost, the chief executive of France’s Renault, said the UK should effectively be counted as one of the EU’s 27 member states for the purposes of the proposed “Made in Europe” legislation. The new rules aim to ensure EU subsidies and government procurement benefits Europe’s industry, rather than helping manufacturers from other countries. The executives were speaking at the Paris motor show, which was attended on Monday by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. Brands including Li Auto, GAC and Chery were among a host of Chinese manufacturers exhibiting in Paris with ambitious European expansion plans. Europe’s car industry is under enormous pressure as it copes with lower demand…