Pressemitteilung: New rules for a more sustainable EU automotive sector / • New vehicles to be designed to maximise re-use, recycling and recovery • Binding targets for the use of recycled materials in new vehicles • Non-roadworthy vehicles can no longer be exported • Of 285.6 million motor vehicles on EU roads, 6.5 million reach their end of life every year On Thursday, Parliament gave its final approval of new EU circularity rules covering a vehicle’s entire lifecycle, from design to end-of-life treatment. The agreement reached by Parliament and Council at the end of 2025 was adopted with 437 votes in favour, 112 against and 20 abstentions. Circular design and use of recycled materials According to the new rules, all new vehicles must be designed so as to allow the easy removal of as many parts and components as possible. Plastics used in each new vehicle type will have to contain a minimum of 15% recycled plastic within six years and 25% within ten years. A minimum of 20% of this recycled plastic must come from materials recovered from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) or used parts (the so-called "closed loop"). Based on feasibility studies, the Commission will be able to introduce targets for other materials in the future, such as recycled steel, aluminium, magnesium and critical raw materials. (....)