The negotiations between the European co-legislators on curbing CO2 emissions from cars, vans and trucks are in their final stages. Worryingly, they remain dominated by the artificial divide between ‘pro-electric/pro-climate’ and ‘pro-combustion/pro-status quo’. That’s too simple a vision to sustain, and it clouds our view on...
The Congress of the Automotive Industry and Market is an annual event organised by the Polish Association of Automotive Parts Distributors and Producers (SDCM). Held in Warsaw on November 7 and 8 2018, the event was co-organised by the Polish Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology. During...
A Joint Statement from a coalition of downstream users of steel – including the automotive, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, home appliance and technology industry sectors – has been sent to the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström. The letter expresses concerns on the imposition of...
The European Patent Office (EPO) has carried out a study providing a broader picture of patent applications in the field of connected and automated driving (CAD). As a more diverse range of industrial enterprises is becoming involved in the CAD sector, this helps to identify...
CLEPA is pleased to support ambitious safety standards through European legislation. We believe that the revision of the General Safety Regulation is a major step toward reaching EU road safety targets and a significant reduction of road casualties. Therefore, CLEPA has joined a new campaign...
In the year of CLEPA’s 60th anniversary, CLEPA will hold its 10th Aftermarket Conference in Brussels on March 27 and 28, 2019. This year, the focus will be on the “Ability to lead in a digitalising environment” and it will cover perspectives from the Market,...
The DRIVES project, represented by partner Semta, was invited to speak at the event 5 years of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships: Looking back - looking forward, organized by the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA), as part of the European Vocational Skills Conference, in Vienna, Austria...
At the turn of their 50th anniversary, the Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic and on Road Signs and Signals from 1968 are more relevant than ever. Reference to these legal texts, which are evolving with technological developments, is a necessity for countries around the world...
Tomorrow in Strasbourg, members of the European Parliament will vote on their position on CO2 standards for heavy duty vehicles, likely adopting targets that go significantly beyond the already ambitious proposals made by the European Commission. “Increasing the targets further risks setting regulatory boundaries that go...
CLEPA appreciates the latest report “Access to digital car data and competition in aftersales services” published recently by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC). The working paper summarizes the technical features of car data ecosystems and explores their economic implications for different...