Fight for the future: Austria's auto industry before a crucial turn!

Fight for the future: Austria's auto industry before a crucial turn!

In a critical phase for the automotive industry in Austria and Europe, the European Commission presented a comprehensive action plan to ensure the competitiveness of the industry. The industry suffers from a lack of orders and reduced production capacities, which leads to the closure or relocation of locations. Hansjörg Tutner, deputy chairman of the specialist association of the vehicle industry in the Austria Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), emphasizes that the strategic dialogue, led by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to make important impulses to make the production locations in Europe competitive again. According to germany.revresation.eu alone for promoting a safe and competitive supply chain provided for battery resources.

The action plan, the result of a strategic dialogue, is intended to support the automotive industry with targeted measures that contribute to the decarbonization and promotion of innovative technologies. A flexible approach to the CO2 goals is promised, which enables manufacturers to calculate their destinations over a period of three years. Tutner emphasizes that this flexibility has been challenged for a long time and is a breathing space for the automobile manufacturers if the desired demand and infrastructure measures are implemented promptly. The Commission also plans to strengthen the European battery industry and promote domestic production in order to remain independent of strategic dependencies, as from ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250306_ots0136/wkoe-vehicle industry-eu-plaene-als--dwendige-impulse-fuer-die-automobile industry"> ots.at reports.

With the introduction of a European alliance for networked and autonomous vehicles, the Commission aims to promote the development of advanced vehicles and the associated technologies. The creation of large -scale test environments and regulatory “sand boxes” is intended to help innovators to test their technologies for autonomous vehicles. At the same time, the Commission will urge to further develop the legal framework for autonomous vehicles. These initiatives are intended to support the industry in order to successfully pass the competition on the international market and to make the EU automotive industry more resistant.