Excluding the UK from a ‘Made in Europe’ law will hurt the entire EU car industry, Mercedes boss warns.
14 October 2026
Ola Källenius says it will “weaken the industry on both sides” ahead of an act intended to counter non-EU competition.
Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc.
Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc.