# ‘A good day for motorists and jobs’: Reactions to the France-Germany car deal

https://mins.news/en/item/103360

- Reuters, 2026-10-16 15:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/a-good-day-motorists-jobs-reactions-germany-france-car-deal-2026-10-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad247b581b9480001ba58a2

> France and Germany said on Friday they had agreed on cars, aiming to dilute EU-wide CO2 emission targets for 2035 and paving the way for Britain to qualify as a trusted partner under the EU’s Made in EU rules.

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