Over 20 organisations have called on the European Commission to conduct an early, technology-neutral revision of the CO₂ standard regulations, and provide the enabling conditions and incentives needed for a further uptake of clean vehicles. Amid the ongoing Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Automotive Industry, 21 organisations – representing a broad value chain in the road transport sector – have issued a joint statement. They call on the European Commission to anticipate the revision of the CO₂ standard regulations by one year – and ensure that they are technology-neutral. They also urge the Commission to put in place the enabling conditions and incentives needed to encourage further uptake of clean vehicles, rather than imposing anti-free market purchasing mandates on the private sector. (....)