European 'Green Car Task Force' to be set up to capitalise on future opportunities
Sat 01 November 2008
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A Europe-wide task force to promote greener cars is to be set up as a result of a decision taken at a meeting of stakeholders of the high-level 'CARS21' group which met to discuss ways to foster a more competitive European car industry.
The task force will bring together relevant stakeholders to explore technical, regulatory and economic hurdles and suggest ways forward for the car industry to hasten the introduction of greener technologies.
The Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry policy said: “caring about the European car industry means caring about millions of present and future jobs in the EU. It also means caring about clean and affordable cars to respond to the right to mobility in an environmentally friendly way. Responding to stakeholders concerns now, will help us to find the most appropriate answer and to turn the current crisis into a chance.”
The CARS 21 group was set up in April 2005 by the European Commission to chart the way towards sustainable development of a competitive European automotive industry. The group is chaired by Vice-President Verheugen, and has a mandate to make recommendations for the short, medium and the long term public policy and regulatory framework for the European automotive industry
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