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European Commission legislative proposal published 4 March 2026 as COM(2026)100, establishing a framework for accelerating industrial capacity and decarbonisation, including per-material Union-origin thresholds and automotive content rules.
Mercedes-Benz chief Ola Källenius, as ACEA president, says excluding the UK from the EU's Made in Europe law would hurt carmakers on both sides. EU leaders hope to agree the text within weeks, and the UK is still lobbying to be included.
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Stellantis's Emanuele Cappellano and Renault's François Provost say the UK should count as one of the EU's 27 members under Made in Europe rules. London has so far rejected its own tariffs on Chinese cars, and Jonathan Reynolds said this month the decision is under review.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley says Europe is too late to stop Chinese carmakers, which sold one in seven Western European battery EVs in early 2026. He wants Washington to take its time before letting them sell in the US.
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The US transportation secretary's 8 September letter objects to Ford's 66-34 joint venture with Geely in Spain. European lawmakers are drafting a law that would make a capped Chinese stake the price of entry.
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The Industrial Accelerator Act sets origin quotas material by material, and none at all for the tools that design them. The automotive chapter has teeth; the headline percentage does not.
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