The chairman of the supervisory board of the US-based car manufacturer Ford in Germany, Gunnar Herrmann, stronlgy warned against a reversal of the planned end of sales for new cars with combustion engine in 2035 in the EU. “If you believe in prosperity, growth and the future, then leave the goals as they are,” Herrmann told the “Bild” newspaper. Otherwise, the automotive industry location of Germany as a whole is also at risk.
Those who still demanded a change in the intended drive to electric cars proved above all that they “have no strategy” and “now pray to the good God that they can continue the old stuff”, said Herrmann. Anyone who wants to stop the development would endanger the site, because “then the cars will come from China”.
He’s right. Some autos (and governments) have done enormous long-term investments towards electrification in an attempt to meet these requirements. Battery factories, assembly plants retooling, etc. Ford is one of them. BMW is not.
Back in July this year, the chairman of US carmaker Ford in Germany insists on the end for combustion engines in the EU.
I only found an article in German, here is a summary in English:
He’s right. Some autos (and governments) have done enormous long-term investments towards electrification in an attempt to meet these requirements. Battery factories, assembly plants retooling, etc. Ford is one of them. BMW is not.
I watched the interview he did with Bild and his interviewer constantly tried to push him in the direction of electric vehicles bad.
This is Springer media.