Regulation (EU) 2025/1214

What it is

PURPOSE: to provide additional flexibility to help manufacturers meet CO2 emissions targets for new cars and vans in the 2025-2027 period. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament acts in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council sets out the CO2 targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, that form a key part of the Union framework to reduce by 2030 net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % below 1990 levels and reach economy-wide climate-neutrality by 2050. The European Parliament adopted, by 458 votes to 101, with 14 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 to include an additional flexibility as regards the calculation of manufacturers’ compliance with CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the calendar years 2025 to 2027. Parliament supported at first reading the proposal for a regulation aimed at granting increased flexibility in meeting CO2 targets for the period 2025 to 2027, while preserving CO2 emission reduction requirements for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles. Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council sets the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles that form a key part of the Union framework to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % compared to 1990 levels by 2030 and to achieve economy-wide climate-neutrality by 2050. The proposed amendment provides manufacturers with the flexibility to comply with their obligations for 2025, 2026 and 2027 by averaging their performance over the three-year period, rather than each year separately. By introducing a one-off three-year compliance period for 2025, 2026 and 2027 instead of annual assessment, it allows an additional flexibility for vehicles manufacturers, while keeping the certainty and predictability for investors along the value chain. PURPOSE: to provide additional flexibility to help car manufacturers meet CO2 emissions targets for new cars and vans in the 2025-2027 period. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2025/1214 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 to include an additional flexibility as regards the calculation of manufacturers’ compliance with CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the calendar years 2025 to 2027. CONTENT: this targeted amendment to the regulation on CO2 emission standards for new passenger cars and vans aims to provide vehicle manufacturers with the flexibility needed to meet their 2025 emissions targets. The amended regulation provides that compliance with car manufacturers’ specific emissions targets as regards the three years 2025, 2026 and 2027 will be assessed based on an average of the performance of each manufacturer over these…

Official title: Regulation (EU) 2025/1214 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 to include an additional flexibility as regards the calculation of manufacturers’ compliance with CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the calendar years 2025 to 2027 (Text with EEA relevance)