Stellantis Chairman John Elkann on Monday urged the European Commission to grant carmakers greater flexibility in meeting upcoming emissions targets, saying the bloc should allow the industry to comply with its 2030 climate goals by averaging performance over multiple years.
In an interview with Politico, Elkann said the industry should be able to meet targets “over a five-year period from 2028 to 2032,” mirroring an arrangement the Commission adopted earlier this year that allows the 2025 targets to be averaged across 2025–2027.
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He said the approach should cover both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, while adding that vans should be regulated separately with revised carbon-reduction requirements.
Elkann reiterated his support for a broad scrappage scheme aimed at removing older, higher-polluting vehicles from European roads. Such a programme, he said, could help reduce emissions while stimulating economic growth by “making vehicles on sale in the region cheaper,” according to the interview.
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He also stressed that Stellantis is not seeking to alter the EU’s legally binding goal of ending tailpipe emissions from all new cars by 2035. Instead, he said the company wants plug-in hybrids, range extenders, and alternative fuels to remain available beyond that deadline.
Elkann called on the Commission to include these measures in the regulatory package it is preparing as part of its scheduled review of the bloc’s automotive CO₂ framework later this year.
