Ford, a major American car maker, has announced plans to turn all passenger cars it sells into electric cars by 2030 in Europe, where environmental regulations for cars are tightening.

On the 17th, Ford will have all types of passenger cars to be sold in Europe, electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be charged by the middle of 2026, five years later, and all vehicles will be electric vehicles by 2030. Announced plans to do.



As for commercial vehicles, two-thirds of the vehicles sold in Europe will be electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2030, and about 100 billion yen will be invested to renovate the German production base to advance this strategy. Is to plan.



In Europe, environmental regulations on cars are becoming more stringent, and each country has announced a policy of banning the sale of new gasoline and hybrid cars in the future.



Under these circumstances, Jaguar Land Rover in the United Kingdom also announced this month that all cars of the luxury car brand "Jaguar" will be electric cars in 2025, and car makers are being forced to respond.