Story no.119InternationalOngoing·Regulation and tariffs +2·Serious· Several countries (5)·30 Oct → 4 Nov·7 facts · 11 art.

The European rule providing for the end of new combustion-engine car sales in 2035 is no longer in force, a reversal that reshuffles the cards for automakers and the electrification of the European market. This change comes as a European vote on the trajectory of electric vehicles could modify market rules and as analyses estimate 185,000 jobs threatened in Europe by a softening. Positions diverge by country: in Germany, a taskforce calls for a revision of CO2 rules, while in France a European parliamentarian defends the European automotive package and refuses a return to combustion. In the United Kingdom, an expert estimates that automakers would maintain their electric shift despite a postponement of combustion, demand guiding their choices more than regulation.