Mobility Dialogue with the SPD: TMV Meets New Deputy Parliamentary Leader Armand Zorn

How can mobility be designed to be social, fair, and sustainable? TMV and Armand Zorn sought answers to this with surprisingly high agreement on key issues such as public transport and market fairness.

Patrick Meinhardt (left), Chief Executive Officer of the TMV, in conversation with Armand Zorn (right), Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. | Photo: TMV
Patrick Meinhardt (left), Chief Executive Officer of the TMV, in conversation with Armand Zorn (right), Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. | Photo: TMV

The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars (TMV), Patrick Meinhardt, met for an initial discussion with the new Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, Armand Zorn. The meeting took place in the German Bundestag and was intended for an exchange on transport policy issues. Within the SPD parliamentary group's leadership, Zorn is responsible for the areas of economy, energy, digitalization, state modernization, transport, and tourism.

Review of previous collaboration

During the conversation, Meinhardt recalled the close and trusting collaboration with Zorn's predecessor, Detlef Müller, particularly in the context of the amendment to the Passenger Transportation Act. Beyond the legislative reform, the taxi and rental car industry has always had open access to the SPD parliamentary group.

High Substantive Agreement

In the exchange with Zorn, there was a broad agreement on key transport policy issues. Both sides emphasized the importance of taxis as part of public transport.

There was concrete agreement on the following topics, among others:

  • Promotion of inclusion taxis as a societal task
  • Further development of the public transport taxi as a complementary service in local transport
  • Need for an expansion of regionalization funds
  • Support for an expansion and modernization pact for public transport

Shared Stance on Competition Issues

Furthermore, Zorn and Meinhardt shared the view that the principles of the social market economy must be strengthened and unfair market practices curbed. They spoke out against exploitative business models and for the protection of fair competitive conditions.

Additional Perspectives on the Mobility Transition

While Zorn made a fundamental plea for the mobility transition, Meinhardt emphasized the importance of mobility justice, especially in rural areas.

Conclusion of the Meeting

At the end of the conversation, both participants noted an approximately 95 percent substantive agreement on mobility policy issues. A continuation of the dialogue was promised.

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