Brussels Edition

European Carmakers Lobby Brussels as Industry Feels The Heat

Senior auto industry representatives are in Brussels today amid concerns over emissions proposals

Workers fit car doors to VW Golfs on the assembly line at the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany in 2024.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Suzanne Lynch

May 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC

Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up.

Some of Europe’s biggest carmakers are in Brussels today amid a renewed push to lobby against new carbon emissions rules as one of the continent’s biggest sectors feels the pressure.

Representatives for companies like Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, as well as suppliers to the industry, are meeting European Union officials to push for further relaxation of proposed CO2 rules.