While recently speaking at the Paris Auto Show, BMW chief executive Oliver Zipse said a new regulatory framework is needed to play into Europe’s technological strengths. Read: B

In a bold statement at the Paris Motor Show, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse called for a reconsideration of the European Union’s 2035 ban on new combustion engine vehicles. Zipse’s comments reflect growing anxiety among automakers about the feasibility of the all-electric mandate,

Europe must cancel its plan to ban new fossil fuel-emitting cars from 2035 to reduce reliance on China's battery supply chain and play to its technological strengths, BMW's chief executive said on Tuesday.