The automotive sector in Europe is facing a crisis. Instead of rapidly expanding, the market for electric vehicles (EVs) is stagnating, undermining the European Union’s ambitious targets to end sales of new diesel and petrol cars by 2035. Attempts to boost electric car sales with state e-car purchase bonuses have failed. The sales of European e-cars are not helped by strong competition from Chinese EV manufacturers. What causes these problems and how do European carmakers expect the EU to act? EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY CALLS FOR SUPPORT European carmakers in September asked the EU for “urgent” as…