Euro 7 Board view: A step in the right direction but cost pressures remain high, industry warns – ACEA

“The member states’ position is an improvement on the European Commission’s Euro 7 proposal, which was completely disproportionate, resulted in high costs for industry and customers, and had limited environmental benefits.” said ACEA Executive Director Sigrid de Vries.

“The Council’s aim to continue effective Euro 6/VI testing is prudent. However, compared to what is currently in force, Euro 7 will have less scope for new cars, vans and especially heavy vehicles. It’s much broader and requires significant engineering and testing efforts. So it will require huge additional investment from industry at a time when they are putting all their resources into decarbonization.”

“Our industry is fully committed to tackling air pollution and climate change,” added De Vries. “We are now calling on Member States, the European Parliament and the European Commission to support Euro 7 regulations that will allow us to focus on these dual goals, while making cars affordable and keeping our industry competitive. I urge everyone to take action.”

The EU already has the world’s most comprehensive and stringent approach to emissions of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates from vehicles. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, exhaust gases are almost impossible to measure.

Our industry is committed to tackling air pollution and climate change. We are now calling on Member States and EU institutions to work towards Euro 7 regulations that allow us to focus on these goals while keeping vehicles affordable and the sector competitive.