CO2 emissions in cars: Council gives final approval to additional flexibility for carmakers
The Council has today adopted a targeted amendment to the regulation on CO2 standards for new passenger cars and vans, which aims to grant car manufacturers the flexibility required to meet their emissions targets for 2025. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure.
The amended regulation provides that compliance with car manufacturers’ specific emissions targets as regards the three years 2025, 2026 and 2027 will be assessed based on an average of the performance of each manufacturer over these three years, instead of annually.
Next steps
Following the Council’s approval, the amended act was adopted.
The regulation will enter into force on the 20thday following its publication in the Official Journal.
Background
The targeted amendment of the regulation on CO2 standards is one of the initiatives announced in the Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector, which was presented on 5 March 2025. In that context, the Commission underlined the urgency of adopting the proposal to provide car manufacturers with certainty as regards the 2025 target.
