Peugeot chief Linda Jackson: We lack EV help
The push for electric cars represents a ‘Darwin moment’ that could push many manufacturers to extinction, Peugeot’s global CEO has warned.
Speaking at her annual Guild of Motoring Writers dinner in London, where Linda Jackson was presented with the President’s Trophy for her contribution to the industry, she added: ‘We’re all trying to sell more electric cars to people who might not want them. buy them.’
Many in the industry believe that they, and consumers, need help – with more public charging points and incentives to buy electric vehicles.
But Mrs Jackson said: ‘It doesn’t seem like there’s much help coming our way.
Warning: Linda Jackson, Peugeot’s global CEO, has raised concerns
‘I think it’s going to be a rollercoaster.
‘It was ‘a big question’ whether the government’s target to be fully electric by the 2030 deadline would be met.’
Coventry-born Jackson has been global CEO of Peugeot since 2021.
As CEO of Citroën in 2014, she became the first British woman to lead a car manufacturer, and only the third woman to do so in the entire automotive industry.
To women starting careers, she insisted, “My career excelled when I took risks. So go for it. There are no glass ceilings.’
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