[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An informal agreement with EU member states on minimum common standards for periodic vehicle inspections, vehicle registration documents and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles was backed by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. The revised rules, designed to improve road safety, would set new EU-level...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New car registrations in the European Union fell 1.7% in 2013, largely thanks to a sales slump in Italy and France. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said 11.8 million new cars were sold across the region, about 200,000 fewer than in the previous year. But the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit kicked off yesterday (13 January) against a blizzard of optimistic data emanating from the US and bulging order books that are also considerably benefiting suppliers. It's almost unthinkable to imagine this show was rumoured to be...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The CO2 emission limit for new light commercial vehicles sold in the EU is to be reduced from 203 g/km today to 147 g/km by 2020, under draft legislation approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The text, already informally agreed with EU ministers, also...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The penetration of automotive air conditioning systems continues to grow, and has reached near-saturation levels in the developed markets, with uptake continuing to climb in the developing markets. Automatic and multi-zone systems are now filtering down from larger, more luxurious vehicles, to even the very...
Stringent Safety and Emissions Standards Present Steep Hurdles...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Samsung Electronics Co, which sells almost one of every three smartphones, wants to parlay that technology into automotive navigation and entertainment systems for an industry that makes more than 80 million vehicles a year. Asia's biggest technology company is pushing beyond the hardware that underpinned its...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] An agreement with the Council of Ministers on new rules designed to achieve the CO2 emission reduction target of 95g/km for new cars by 2020 was endorsed by the Environment Committee on Tuesday. The text retains this target, albeit with a limited “phase-in” in 2020,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather in Brussels for their last summit of the year with a discussion agenda that includes economic integration, jobs and defence. Merkel is due to visit Hollande in Paris on Wednesday (Photo: consiliumPre-prepared conclusions for the summit show member states are willing...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission has for the first time presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union's €80 billion research and innovation programme. Worth more than €15 billion over the first two years, the funding is intended to help boost Europe's knowledge-driven economy, and...