(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 6 - Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso said Monday that his ministry has signed a joint letter with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Energy (BMWK) calling for a rethink of the EU's Green Deal policies for the auto industry. "We are at a turning point: today a new phase opens for European industry," Urso said. "Italy and Germany stand united to ask the Commission for a change of course on the automotive industry now - with responsibility, pragmatism and vision. "With a common, clear position, together we show the way to a Green transition that is truly environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, overcoming the ideological cages of the Green Deal". (ANSA).