The annual investment into R&D by the automobile and parts sector has risen by 7.4% to reach an all-time high of €53.8 billion, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association Link This figure reflects on the increase of the automotive suppliers share, where the investment raises...
Brussels, 26 June 2018 – A coalition of downstream users of steel – including the automotive, construction equipment, agriculture machinery, home appliance and technology industry sectors – has written to the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, to express concerns on the safeguard investigation into...
Reducing the variations between vehicle emissions measured in laboratory and on-road conditions has become an important dimension of efforts to tackle the environmental and health impact of cars. This comes as the need to improve air quality is gaining increasing recognition, especially in cities, where...
CLEPA General Assembly confirms work programme and reaffirms leadership team CLEPA President Roberto Vavassori, speaking at the Association’s General Assembly last week, stressed that CLEPA will continue to make the case for technology neutrality, reaching out to policy makers, other sectors and societal stakeholders alike...
2018 Skills Forecast: EU agency for the Development of Vocational Training publishes insights in tomorrow's trends in skills demand and supply On 8th June, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training ( Cedefop )has released its 2018 skills forecast , which shows future trends...
ENSEMBLE starts tackling biggest challenges of large-scale deployment of multi-brand truck platooning On 1 June, the ENSEMBLE consortium officially started its activities towards the implementation and demonstration of multi-brand truck platooning on European roads. As it paves the way for the adoption of multi-brand truck platooning...
Gothenburg, 19 June 2018 – The European Automotive and Telecom Alliance (EATA) supports the push by EU member states to address challenges to getting connected and automated vehicles on Europe’s roads in a far-reaching, coordinated manner. Ministers from the 28 EU member states agreed today on...
Turnover grew by almost 7% in the Spanish automotive components industry to a record 36.24 billion euros in 2017. Suppliers generated 12,700 new direct jobs, thereby reaching 224,700 direct jobs and 364,000 direct and indirect jobs. Compared to 2016, 13.3% more was...
From left to right, Roberto Vavassori, CLEPA President; Erik Jonnaert, Secretary General of ACEA; Violeta Bulc European Commissioner for Transport; Jean Todt, FIA President and Møller Thomsen, FIA Region I President Major players in the European mobility sector signed a road safety pledge to contribute to achieving...
Brigade, Navads and Voxdale first SMEs ever to receive dedicated “SME Award” CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, organised on Wednesday 13th of June for the 3rd time in a row the CLEPA Innovation Awards Gala. Venue and location this time were the Gemeentemuseum in...