A transition delayed – the Romanian car industry in the slow lane to electromobility

Stefan Guga

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2022-2-203

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 139–142 Editorial 139–142
- 143–182 Fair tax policies in the western Balkans: challenges and recommendations for a trade union agenda Séverine Picard Séverine Picard 143–182
- 183–194 Discretion lets Croatia in the euro area in 2023, but leaves Bulgaria out Zsolt Darvas Zsolt Darvas 183–194
- 195–202 It is not about Croatia and Bulgaria: it is about the fundamentals of membership of the euro area Daniela Bobeva Daniela Bobeva 195–202
- 203–220 A transition delayed – the Romanian car industry in the slow lane to electromobility Stefan Guga Stefan Guga 203–220
- 221–236 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty among Syrian refugees in Turkey Denis Schulze Denis Schulze 221–236
- 237–250 Reading Sarajevo City Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 237–250
- 251–264 Corruption in eastern European judicial systems and its effects on proceedings in other countries Fabian Teichmann, Sonia Boticiu Fabian Teichmann, Sonia Boticiu 251–264
- 265–266 About the Authors 265–266
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 203 - 220

A transition delayed – the Romanian car industry in the slow lane to electromobility

Autoren

Stefan Guga

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2022-2-203
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

This article reviews the state of the automotive industry in Romania and its level of preparedness for electrification scenarios associated with the drive to reduce CO2 emissions across Europe stemming from the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package. The author considers the main features of the industry in Romania, which typically revolves around the production of models for export given the low levels of domestic car ownership and amidst strong imports of older, and more polluting, second-hand vehicles from western Europe. Despite healthy relative growth, sales of battery electric cars remain marginal and, critically, there is little competence within the country in the area of electrification, its plants having been geared around the internal combustion engine. On top of that, there is no apparent urgency around developing a compensatory electric battery industry. The author concludes that this can only imply a delayed electrification, but the chief worry is what that means for jobs and skills within Romania, as well as the implications for a two-speed Europe in this area, too, with central and eastern Europe being left further behind.
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