Karin Rådström (Daimler Truck) is the new Chair of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board
“2026 has to be the year Europe turns challenges into real progress, delivering pragmatic solutions that protect competitiveness while driving decarbonisation. Europe must quickly become our strong home market for zero-emission technologies", Rådström said.
Karin Rådström, CEO of Daimler Truck, is the new Chair of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board for 2026. Rådström succeeds Scania and Traton CEO, Christian Levin, who was elected one year ago. Speaking upon her appointment, Karin Rådström emphasised the upcoming automotive package as a crucial opportunity for Europe to take a more coherent and pragmatic approach to the HDV sector’s transformation.
“It’s a privilege and honour to take over as Chair of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicle Board at such a crucial time for our industry. Trucks and buses keep Europe moving – they are the backbone of logistics and public transport. With many of the world’s leading truck and bus manufacturers based here in Europe, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to lead,” she said. “Yet, there are challenges that put our industry’s competitiveness at risk. We fully support the EU’s goal to decarbonise transport – and with dozens different zero-emission truck and bus models in series production, our industry is delivering. But substantial market uptake will only happen when our customers can operate zero-emission vehicles as seamlessly and profitably as conventional vehicles today”.
Karin Rådström to lead ACEA CV Board
“That’s why we need an accelerated review of the heavy-duty vehicle CO2 legislation no later than mid-2026. The Commission must take urgent action now to prevent manufacturers from having to pay penalties while the essential enabling conditions are simply not in place. The obligations for manufacturers must be aligned with the development of charging and hydrogen infrastructure networks and policy measures that support robust business cases for our customers, like CO2-based road charges in all Member States”.
“2026 has to be the year Europe turns challenges into real progress, delivering pragmatic solutions that protect competitiveness while driving decarbonisation. Europe must quickly become our strong home market for zero-emission technologies”, Rådström added.
