"Green" policies are destroying this country

So you're a climate change denier now Father?

The childish naivety of your "explanations" is frankly terrifying.

Don't know about that. ICE aren't going anywhere for decades yet. There will be a move to EVs in parallel which should be supported instead of being curtailed. This move will reduce ICE numbers on the road. I can't ever see a situation where spare parts and their costs influence buying decisions

No need to go to bother of creating a further carbon tax, just jack up motor tax and fuel duty even further until the pip pops

I know you're just joking but I hope you are wrong.

There's a lot of classic cars out there that need spare parts to keep them running.

ICE cars will be around for a long time in one form or other.

How Would the CBAM drive up the cost of your car part From Germany? This is a very odd claim.

If you are not driving a German car, there is a high probability that your car is from an East Asian company (Toyota, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, Suzuki, SsangYong, Kia, Daewoo, Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha). In my day job I'm dealing with the consequences of two German companies ceasing their production in Germany and now operating in Mexico. These are Multinationals (MNCs), where they are not bound by sunk costs, they are looking ahead, they are moving production outside the EU, else they go out of business. In parallel India, China and Asian countries in general are scaling up their energy output. Trade protection measures won't solve the European problems and they will lead to counter measures. Indeed the United States does flex their muscle, with Europes access to Russian gas impeded, the next available fossil fuel support EU has is the United States. If American based MNCs feel their access to EU markets is being impeded by the EU green policies, they lobby their congress to retaliate over several years. For an example of EU folding to US might see the outcome of open skies and Trump was able to pickup votes in 2016 from the American rustbelt.

Don't underestimate that the political pendulum swing, it is going to swing wildly for the rest of this decade, before the new middle ground establishes itself. The rise of the Greens is being associated with the de-industrialization of Germany, there are other factors in play such as the corporate fad that is ESG. The EU green new deal better start delivering jobs and wealth creation, the green roadmap calls for austerity. Austerity does win votes.

Exactly. #BeyondGrowth, austerity is exactly what politicians, bureaucrats and NGOs are talking about. Fine Gael as members of the European peoples party (EPP) may want to reconsider their alliance. Here is Ursula Von Der Leyden channeling the early 1970s Club of Rome claim that "A growth model centered on fossil fuels is simply obsolete." (~1 minute in). The rest of the speech (11 minutes) should be watched to observe this delusion at the heart of the EU.

Aside from the affects on the availability of parts as primary production is reduced in the EU, because among other things energy is too expensive, there are costs of raw materials needed to make them, all that extra regulation (i.e. certificates) come with added cost, and at the same time line the pockets of middle men processing the certificates. Aluminum and steel are used to make car parts.

Certificates? What certificates are you talking about? You think VAG are afraid of a few certificates?

if production is moved to a lower cost economy surely this would tend to drive prices down, not up?

The price of energy is driven by the Ukraine War, not anything to do with the CBAM.

I suppose you think the Ukrainians should fold the tent on the war with Russia, the same as Europe should stop bothering about combating climate change?