Member States in the Council have adopted their position (‘general approach’) on the regulation for CO2 targets for cars and vans. Environment ministers decided to raise the target for cars for 2030 by 5 percentage points to 35%, raise the threshold of the mechanism to...
Today, the Plenary of the European Parliament has taken the position for a reduction of 40% of carbon emissions from new passenger cars and vans by 2030, well beyond the European Commission proposal, as well as rules to mandate the sales of electric vehicles. These...
The informal summit in Salzburg will see a special meeting of EU-27 leaders, without UK Prime Minister Theresa May, to discuss Brexit. No formal conclusions are prepared, however it is expected, that this meeting will set the stage for further Council meetings focussed on Brexit...
The environment committee of the European Parliament calls for stricter CO2 targets for passenger cars and vans than proposed by the European Commission and a threshold in addition to incentives for sales of low and zero emission vehicles. These are key outcomes of a vote...
CLEPA participates in the 25th edition of Automechanika, presenting how connectivity and digitalisation are changing the automotive aftermarket, as reported in the “Aftermarket 2025” study. The automotive industry is being transformed by megatrends such as electrification, automated driving and connectivity. This is impacting the aftermarket business...
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...
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...
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...
The need for batteries will rise in the coming years, with progressive hybridisation and electrification of transport as well as connected and automated mobility, but also in energy storage services and motive power applications Both lithium-ion and lead-based, together with other battery technologies, will...