German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out against the EU's current goal of phasing out new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, only allowing the registration of new all-electric vehicles by that date.  Merz was speaking at a summit with other German political leaders and leading representatives of the country's struggling car industry .  "Such a hard cutoff in 2035 will not take place, if I have anything to do with it, and I will do all I can to achieve this," Merz said in Berlin.