Fact sheet: EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Amid growing global competition and increasing pressure on supply chains, this agreement presents a decisive opportunity to enhance our industry’s competitiveness, secure important export markets, and reinforce Europe’s resilience during the green transition. 

This document synthetise why EU-Mercosur deal is crucial for the European automotive industry, but also for the EU at large. 

1. Free trade drives the EU auto industry’s competitiveness 
2. Mercosur is a market of untapped potential 
3. The agreement will boost the EU’s economic security 
4. Placing the Paris Climate Agreement at its core, the deal is far more ambitious than those pursued by other global actors 

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) calls on policymakers to endorse the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.