{"id":198168,"date":"2025-12-22T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/198168\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:32:17","slug":"made-in-eu-rule-puts-turkish-auto-industry-at-risk-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/198168\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMade in EU\u201d rule puts Turkish auto industry at risk: Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISTANBUL
\n\"\u201cMade<\/p>\n

The European Union\u2019s newly announced automotive<\/a> support package, which ties incentives and subsidies to the condition of being \u201cMade in EU,\u201d marks a critical juncture for T\u00fcrkiye<\/a>\u2019s automotive industry.<\/p>\n

Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) President Cengiz Eroldu has warned that excluding vehicles and parts manufactured in T\u00fcrkiye from this definition would undermine the advantages of the Customs Union and risk rendering the framework ineffective. He stressed that including T\u00fcrkiye in the definition is a strategic necessity.<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s package, unveiled as a game-changing move for the sector<\/a>, repeatedly emphasizes the \u201cMade in EU\u201d requirement, raising serious questions for T\u00fcrkiye. This stipulation threatens not only future exports to Europe but also investment prospects.<\/p>\n

Last week, the EU introduced a revised automotive package that postponed the 2035 zero carbon dioxide emission target but reinforced the \u201cMade in EU\u201d clause. Eroldu cautioned that this definition poses significant risks to T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s investment climate and existing projects.<\/p>\n

While the package is presented under the banners of environmental responsibility, emission reduction, and competitiveness, it is widely interpreted as a protectionist industrial policy reshaping the rules of the game. For T\u00fcrkiye, whose automotive industry accounts for 17 percent of total exports, the implications are severe. The package offers flexibility on emission targets, support for battery production, reduced administrative burdens and incentives for small electric vehicles \u2014 but all hinge on the prerequisite of being produced within the EU.<\/p>\n

This approach creates a scenario where Chinese manufacturers investing in T\u00fcrkiye would face restrictions on exporting to Europe unless they also produce batteries locally, a development that could even call the Customs Union into question.<\/p>\n

Eroldu expressed deep concern, saying, \u201cThe European Commission has made clear its intention to provide special financial incentives for zero or low-emission vehicles \u2018Made in EU,\u2019 covering 60 percent of the passenger car market and 90 percent of the light commercial vehicle market. The definition of \u2018Made in EU\u2019 is therefore of critical importance. Scheduled for consultation on Jan. 28, 2026, this definition will initially affect the automotive industry but is expected to shape broader industrial policy across all sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcluding vehicles and parts manufactured in T\u00fcrkiye from this definition would eliminate the advantages of the Customs Union and render it dysfunctional. As a Customs Union partner, T\u00fcrkiye must be evaluated equally within the \u2018Made in EU\u2019 framework to ensure it is not excluded from incentive mechanisms,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the competitiveness of both Turkish and European automotive industries, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s inclusion is a strategic imperative,\u201d Eroldu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISTANBUL The European Union\u2019s newly announced automotive support package, which ties incentives and subsidies to the condition of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[4857,114,184,85,46,23112,56422],"class_list":["post-198168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-automotive","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sector","tag-trkiye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}