BMW CEO considers CO2 targets achievable - and counters Union's plans

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse expects that his company will be able to meet the climate targets for new vehicles in the coming year. "We have known the goals for 2025 since 2019. Accordingly, we have aligned our model policy and further increased the efficiency of the powertrains," Zipse told the industry newspaper "Automobilwoche." "We see no reason to postpone the CO2 targets for 2025." Other car manufacturers had previously demanded that the tightening of CO2 limits be suspended due to the crisis.

For passenger cars, the average emissions of new vehicles sold in the EU must decrease from the current 115.1 grams to 93.6 grams per kilometer from the coming year – a reduction of 19 percent. Manufacturers must pay a penalty for exceeding CO2 emissions.