“The traffic debate in our country is extremely heated”
VDA President Hildegard Müller: Mobility must not become a “privilege for the rich”
Source: dpa-infocom GmbH
Hildegard Müller, President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), warns: “Climate protection must not divide our society.” She criticizes non-governmental organizations that often argue from a “very privileged perspective”.
Dhe President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, warned against a division of society with a view to the climate protection debate. “The traffic debate in our country is extremely heated,” she told the “Bild am Sonntag”. There are non-governmental organizations that claim to speak for society as a whole. “In fact, they often argue from a very privileged perspective. Something has gotten out of balance – and I can only warn against that: Climate protection must not divide our society. “
Müller criticized that there was often a lack of willingness to recognize different living conditions. “City dwellers are not allowed to dictate to rural people how to live. Whoever gets up early in the morning to unlock a shop or to sit down at a supermarket checkout carries our company. ”You shouldn’t put obstacles in the way of these people,“ They have a right to drive in their own car, especially where it is there is insufficient supply in local public transport ”.
According to the VDA President, mobility should not become a “privilege for the rich”. But there is a risk. “When it comes to the price of petrol, for example, many people are now reaching their limits.” That is why she expects tax cuts from the Ampel-Coalition. The high prices also put the industry at a great competitive disadvantage. “800,000 people are employed in the automotive industry alone, we must not endanger these jobs.”
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