Updated · International Council on Clean Transportation · Oct 28
EU Car Jobs Rise 2% by 2035 Under CO2 Rules, Fall 6% if Delayed
Updated
Updated · International Council on Clean Transportation · Oct 28
EU Car Jobs Rise 2% by 2035 Under CO2 Rules, Fall 6% if Delayed
3 articles · Updated · International Council on Clean Transportation · Oct 28
Summary
A new study projects EU passenger-car employment in production, batteries, recycling and charging infrastructure will be 2% above 2025 levels by 2035 if current CO2 standards stay in place.
That gain turns into a 6% decline if the standards are delayed by five years, while a stronger industrial-policy scenario would lift employment 10% over the same period.
BEV assembly needs about 30% fewer jobs per vehicle than combustion-car production, but higher EU output shares and growth in batteries, recycling and charging more than offset ICE-related losses over time.
Germany faces the biggest hit under a delay, followed by France, Poland, Italy and Spain, with the study saying every EU member state would have fewer jobs in 2035 than under current rules.
The report argues the best path for jobs is to keep the 2030 and 2035 CO2 targets and add incentives that expand EU-based EV and battery supply chains.