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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has called for European industrial investments in Morocco and Turkey to be exempt from any restrictions that may be introduced under the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, stressing that the forthcoming legislation should strengthen the competitiveness of European industry without harming companies’ investments in strategic partner countries.
In a document published on Wednesday, the association emphasized that the law should encourage investment and production within Europe, rather than become an additional burden on manufacturers, during a time of growing Chinese competition and rising costs linked to the shift toward electric vehicles.
The association stated that the law must explicitly provide protection for existing European investments in countries such as Morocco and Turkey. The call comes as Renault and Stellantis operate major production bases in Morocco, where they manufacture widely sold models such as the Dacia Sandero, along with small electric vehicles under the Fiat and Citroën brands.
ACEA also urged that the «Made in Europe» label be accompanied by economic incentives to offset higher production costs within the EU. It further called for simpler rules for calculating «local content» and for realistic battery production targets that take into account Europe’s industrial capacity and China’s dominance of the sector.
The European Commission presented the draft Industrial Accelerator Act last March as part of its reindustrialization strategy, with the aim of raising industry’s contribution to 20% of the European Union’s GDP by 2035, boosting production of strategic technologies, and reducing dependence on non-member countries.
