Europe’s plan to ban the sale of combustion-engine cars from 2035 will lead to a “massive shrinking” of its automotive industry, according to BMW CEO Oliver Zipse.

Germany’s car manufacturing giant BMW is warning that an EU ban on the sale of gasoline and diesel cars from 2035 is “no longer realistic” amid slow EV sales

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.

Global BMW boss Oliver Zipse has called for the European Union to scrap its ban on new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035 to give the industry more time to reduce its reliance on Chinese battery technology.

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said the EU's ban on gasoline cars could "threaten the European automotive industry in its heart."

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse called for an end to the 2035 EU combustion engine ban. He cites "pessimism" in the region and reliance on China for batteries as the main reasons. EV sales have largely dropped for most automakers through 2024 amid cooling demand.

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

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The top executive at German automaker BMW called the planned EU-wide ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 a threat to the European car industry in remarks at the Paris Motor Show on Tuesday. In order for European automakers to become competitive again,

Oliver Zipse, BMW's CEO, wants a 'correction' to the EU's petrol-diesel ban in 2035 to reduce a reliance on Chinese batteries and tech.