“We should invest in small, affordable vehicles.
We will propose to work with industry on a new Small Affordable Cars initiative.
The future of cars - and the cars of the future - must be made in Europe.”
— President von der Leyen will hold tomorrow the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry.
The dialogue is a continuation of our commitment to safeguarding the future of a sector that is vital to European prosperity.
@EUCommission Could we please stop subsidizing cars? They are immensely harmful to our environment, our planet, our cities and our children. Cars are:
* number one killer of children
* number one source of major trauma in children
* number one source of pollution in cities (exhaust, brake dust, tire dust, etc)
* Two thirds of our street space are taken up by cars
European industry should focus on things we do better than others, and things that the world needs more urgently, like wind mills.
