Priorities 2024 - 2029

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The crucial role of automotive suppliers in the mobility transition

Every vehicle on our roads is a testament to the leading-edge parts, components and systems produced, designed and manufactured by automotive suppliers. Their specific products and services sustain 1.7 million direct jobs across the EU and cement the sector’s technological leadership through an annual investment of €30 billion in research and development. Ranking as the top private R&D investor in Europe, automotive suppliers register approximately 39,000 patents each year, driving ambition to action in European mobility.

Navigating the challenges

Despite the industry’s rapid technological advancements, the transition towards digital and climate-neutral road transport remains extremely complex with numerous challenges ahead. The future of mobility hinges on our collective ability to adapt to new regulations, embracing innovate technologies, and maintaining competitiveness through coordinated efforts and a shared vision. The future of inclusive mobility depends on our collective ability to navigate these complexities and create a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.

5 priorities for the political mandate 2024 – 2029

As the European Commission and Parliament embark on a new mandate, CLEPA presents the automotive supply industry’s key priorities :
  • 1. Ensure technology-open regulation for an effective decarbonisation of road transport
  • 2. Unlock competitive and digital services for affordable mobility
  • 3. Advance sustainability in automotive innovation
  • 4. Boost resilience and industrial competitiveness
  • 5. Adapt vehicle safety regulations to the digital age
Digitalisation and the Green Deal have put the automotive industry on an unprecedented course of transformation. Automotive suppliers are delivering the innovations that make the transformation a reality, reinventing our technological foundations in the process. The focus must now shift to making the transition work for industry and people, by ensuring efficient, effective and technology-open implementation. This requires continued dialogue and concrete action from policymakers. Automotive suppliers stand ready to contribute.
Matthias Zink, President
The industry invests billions of euros each year in innovation. Policymakers must ensure that the EU remains competitive for industrialisation and scaling. We must prioritise the enablers for alternative fuel mobility, advanced and secure digital services, and effective sustainability standards. Political action at the EU level, including the right funding instruments and a flexible regulatory framework, will be crucial to making this work.
Benjamin Krieger, Secretary General

Key takeaways

75%

of the value of a vehicle comes from its parts components, and systems

€30billon

are invested yearly in research and development

39,000

news patents are registered each year

1.7 million

direct jobs are generated across the EU

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