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CLECAT has published its position paper in response to the European Commission’s Automotive Package adopted on 16 December 2025.

CLECAT welcomes the Commission’s decision to exclude heavy-duty vehicles from the scope of the proposed Clean Corporate Vehicles Regulation. This reflects a realistic assessment of current market maturity and infrastructure deployment. The roll-out of charging and refueling infrastructure for heavy-duty vehicles remains uneven across the Union, grid connection capacity is limited in many regions, and energy price disparities continue to affect the business case for zero-emission trucks. Any future reconsideration of the scope should therefore be preceded by a thorough and evidence-based evaluation of infrastructure readiness and total cost of ownership across different transport profiles.

The proposal introduces differentiated national targets for the uptake of low- and zero-emission cars and vans by large undertakings, with increasing levels towards 2030 and 2035. From a cross-border logistics perspective, differentiated national targets risk reinforcing fragmentation within the internal market. Companies operating in several Member States could face diverging compliance conditions, fiscal treatments and investment frameworks depending on their place of establishment or leasing arrangements. Such divergence complicates long-term fleet planning and may distort competition.

Beyond corporate fleets, CLECAT also supports the Commission’s pragmatic and time-limited approach to emission credit calculation in the targeted amendment of the CO₂ emission performance standards for heavy-duty vehicles. In relation to the revision of the CO₂ emission performance standards for LDV’s, we welcome the increased technological and energy neutrality introduced through additional compliance flexibilities. Nevertheless, as with heavy-duty vehicles, CLECAT underlines that supply-side regulation alone will not ensure uptake. Uneven infrastructure deployment and grid constraints continue to affect feasibility for commercial users operating across borders, with direct implications for competition and fleet planning within the internal market.

The full position paper can be found here.