Plan to move carmaking rules out of EU industry law draws EU Commission concern
By Cynthia Kroet ( October 28, 2026, 14:25 GMT | Insight) -- A Franco-German plan to shift automotive component-sourcing provisions of the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act into the Automotive Package has drawn European Commission procedural concerns rather than commenting on the plan's substance. Minutes of a meeting this week also show several EU governments remaining cautious about broadly applying European preference requirements to the automotive sector.A Franco-German plan to shift automotive provisions of the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act into the proposed Automotive Package has drawn reservations from the European Commission, although it raised procedural concerns and didn't comment on the plan's substance....
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