On Monday, the ÖVP underlined its demand to keep cars with combustion engines. It’s about “technological openness”, “against a ban on combustion engines” and a “yes to the car”, said Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Economics Minister Kocher and Styria’s Governor Christopher Drexler (all ÖVP), with chief economist of the Industrial Association Christian Helmenstein and representatives of car companies , but without Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), met for a “round table” followed by a press conference.
