MILAN, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Stellantis ( STLA ) Chairman

John Elkann urged the European Commission on Monday to give

carmakers more flexibility on emissions targets, saying interim

goals fixed for 2030 should be averaged over several years.

Elkann said in an interview with Politico that the industry

should be allowed to meet targets over a five-year period from

2028 to 2032, reflecting a similar arrangement the Commission

made for a 2025 goal which it agreed earlier this year to

average across the 2025-2027 period.

The proposal would apply to both passenger cars and light

commercial vehicles, he said. He added however that light

commercial vehicles should be regulated separately, with changed

carbon emission reduction targets.

The Stellantis ( STLA ) chairman also reiterated proposals including

for a wide scrappage scheme to remove older, more polluting cars

from European roads, helping cut emissions and boost growth,

with incentives to make vehicles on sale in the region cheaper.

In the interview Elkann said Stellantis ( STLA ) was not seeking to

change the EU goal of reaching zero exhaust pipe emissions for

new cars in 2035, but wanted plug-in hybrids, range extenders

and alternative fuels to remain available beyond that date.

Elkann urged the Commission to include all such changes in

the package of proposals it is due to present later this year as

part of its scheduled review of EU carbon emissions regulation

for the auto industry.