The impact of vehicle technology trends like electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving has reached the traditionally very stable Automotive Aftermarket. Evidence of this, as well as the implications for business, were discussed in-depth during the 10th CLEPA Aftermarket Conference, held this week in Brussels. While automation is...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] More than 300 participants gathered at the 10th edition of the CLEPA Aftermarket Conference, today in Brussels, to discuss the latest trends and opportunities for the automotive aftermarket at a crucial time for industry. In her keynote speech, Sigrid de Vries,...
Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Vazil Hudák are joining forces to support investment for road safety and sustainable transport. At the occasion of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Conference in Bucharest, they launched...
The European Parliament today agreed on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans in the EU for the period after 2020 – a significant step towards decarbonising and modernising the European mobility sector and put the EU on track to become climate neutral. As a...
The Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) faces important challenges and gaps, requiring a harmonised approach to vehicle testing in order to speed-up CAM deployment. Furthermore, effective integration and coordination with policy-making are required to prevent fragmented rules and procedures. The EU-funded CARTRE project sought to...
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The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the revision of the General Safety Regulation in negotiations last night. The GSR will make mandatory a set of safety measures for vehicles over the coming years. The agreement has yet to be formally approved...
Further to the joint U.S.-EU Statement following President Juncker's visit to the White House in July, there have been five meetings of the EU-US Executive Working Group to discuss implementation of its work programme. Good progress has been made and in January the Commission published and...
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Member states' ambassadors meeting in the Council's permanent representatives' committee on 28th March confirmed the common understanding reached between the Romanian presidency of the Council and the European Parliament, as part of an overall compromise on the Horizon Europe package, on the majority of the...