Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
EU made a decision to forbid selling ICE cars in 2035 (it's more than 10 years to hit that year). Manufacturers then almost immediately stop selling ICE cars, and on top of that bring only SUVs. Why? Why they don't start with one, two models and gradually making way for more and more. It's a receipt for disaster and now they need to live with that.
Some national governments have their own layer of stronger restrictions, and some outside the EU such as UK and Norway have strong restrictions in place already that affect design, production and sales. Manufacturers were told 2030, then 2035, then that hybrid would be OK afterall, then that e-fuel will be ok afterall. It's not easy or cheap to change a production line and tooling, this would be done at platform level, thus many models or none at all. Some production lines electrified early, will not be changing back, but there is no more demand for what they now produce. The months and years ahead will not be fun for these workers and brands, we will read many bad news. Expect many bail outs from governments that caused this in the first place.