Renault chief urges European leaders to envision end of urban SUV

European car makers should be helped to develop small affordable city cars in a bid to radically shrink their carbon footprint.

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo set out his vision for a competitive - and low-carbon - European automotive industry in an open letter to political leaders before the forthcoming European elections.

He proposes an industrial strategy to develop small cars which is one of ten major European projects in strategic areas that includes revolutionising last-mile delivery, developing charging infrastructure, V2G technology and increasing semiconductor manufacturing capacity.