Electric car focus risks handing jobs to China, EU auto suppliers warn

An electric car is plugged into a charging point in London, Britain, recently. — Reuters

FRANKFURT: A fixation on electric cars risks damaging Europe's auto supplies industry and handing jobs to China, the region's car parts manufacturers warned at the Frankfurt motor show.

Suppliers, which say they provide around five million European jobs, want carmakers and politicians to look at other ways of cutting vehicle emissions too, such as more efficient combustion engines and synthetic fuels.