Benjamin Krieger

Head of the @CLEPA_eu team, representing the suppliers of mobility technology solutions in Europe.

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🔴 Franco-German agreement: Tech openness & EU value creation must go hand in hand.

✅Crucial step to overcome political standstill

We see advancements toward tech openness, but a weakened Made in Europe threshold under the #IAA risks 150,000 high-skilled supplier jobs.

📰 Read more here: https://t.co/H4bHMVH52P

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Europe’s green transition cannot succeed by asking consumers to simply follow a policy timetable. Giving people meaningful choice is essential to making clean mobility affordable, practical and achievable. | Read my latest Editorial here: https://t.co/wYA1Zg9CwV @CLEPA_eu @Yougov

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🚨 NEW DATA:
🇪🇺'Made in Europe' content can already reach up to 89% for PHEVs & 83% for BEVs. So why settle for less?

👷‍♀️Weakening localisation rules in the Industrial Accelerator Act risks up to 15,000 jobs per percentage point.

➡️Read more about the @RolandBerger analysis here: https://t.co/akvy7ocIY5

[SERNAUTO @sernauto]

@jordihereub @minturgob @Repsol @FundacionRepsol @CLEPA_eu @CLEPAsecgen 🧩🚘#EncuentroSernauto "España tiene el poder de cambiar la dirección de Europa permitiendo normas flexibles de CO₂. No necesitamos replantear nuestros objetivos climáticos, sino diseñar las políticas que los conviertan en un éxito económico", añade Benjamin Krieger. (+)

[Benjamin Krieger @CLEPAsecgen]

“Made in Europe” can strengthen industry only if it rewards genuine manufacturing, sourcing and investment in Europe. Watering down the criteria risks turning a policy tool into a marketing label.

Read my latest editorial here: https://t.co/ynkO5Ns6VJ

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Range anxiety remains one of the most persistent concerns shaping consumer confidence in the EU’s transition to electric mobility. ⚡🚗

European policy must reflect how people afford and use vehicles, not only how an ideal end-state is envisioned on paper.

That is why technology openness matters.

Read my latest editorial here: https://t.co/AOGTaaGyDG

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🚗 The future of automotive hangs in the balance

Looking forward to joining fellow speakers to discuss how policymakers and industry can align on 2035 targets while protecting Europe’s industrial strength. This balance is vital for competitiveness and consumers.

📍 Future of the Car Summit
🗓️ AM - AM (GMT+1) 12 May 2026 | London
🎟️ Register now: https://t.co/DQ0UDgbVbp
#FTCar @ftlive

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"Time to start drinking?" 🍷Kaja Kallas’ joke about US tariffs drew nervous laughter in Brussels. But for the industrial base, the reality is sobering.

While debates circle inside the bubble, automotive suppliers are bleeding: 🚨 104,000 job losses announced since 2024. 📉 That’s 140 jobs per day.

We don't need a drink - we need a strategy.

Read my latest editorial here: https://t.co/p1rTGl7SBF

[Financial Times @FT]

‘It is a quite unprecedented situation . . . we haven’t stopped the bleeding,’ said trade body Clepa, as auto suppliers suffer from low demand and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. https://t.co/19VA8dPoKv

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🚗 EU Automotive Package: first step, but more needed

On 16 Dec, the Commission unveiled its Automotive Package – a move CLEPA sees as a step toward tech neutrality. Plug‑in hybrids, range extenders & ICE vehicles may remain beyond 2035, with a revised 90% CO₂ target.

But measures are complex, costly & fall short of safeguarding EU jobs & competitiveness. CLEPA calls for robust local content policies + a truly tech‑neutral framework to balance climate ambition with industrial resilience.

👉 Full statement: https://t.co/JSwScwMX8Z @CLEPAsecgen

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🚗 Europe’s automotive backbone faces disrupted times.

🔑 Progress hinges on a tech‑neutral CO₂ regulation that drives diverse solutions for the green transition and local content requirements that reboot markets and build know‑how for clean mobility and future innovation.

👉 Learn more in the #CLEPADataDigest: https://t.co/9i4ok0K0eM

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🚗Modern car models might get the spotlight in flashy exhibitions. But Europe’s green shift truly starts in manufacturing.

🇪🇺Our region must be more than a showroom for clean tech – it must be the factory floor.

Read the Editorial here: https://t.co/LJuQk0FpJL

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🚀 The wait is over!

🌟Meet the Top Innovators of the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2025, helping shape the future of European mobility.

➡️Learn more here: https://t.co/mrDAANfC6C

#CLEPAawards2025

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❗️The risk of any transition is to lose value chains.

Europe must be more than a showroom for clean tech – it must be the factory floor.

⬇️Read my latest Editorial here: https://t.co/JQqO6dDxYq