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...
European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed yesterday to work towards strengthening the bilateral trade relationship, including the elimination of tariffs as well as reducing non-tariff barriers to trade and subsidies. Roberto Vavassori, President of CLEPA, the European automotive supplier’s association...
The proposed ambition level of the post-2020 CO2 emissions legislation for cars and vans will drive the rapid transformation of the automotive landscape both on the road - with a significant amount of electric and electrified vehicles to deliver daily mobility - as well as...
On 19th July, the US Department of Commerce is holding its hearing to determine whether imported automobiles and automotive parts actually pose a national security threat and should therefore be subject to tariffs of up to 25 percent. The automotive supplier industry, in the US led...
The committee for Transport and Tourism in the European Parliament has voted yesterday to confirm the Commission’s proposed reduction targets for cars and vans, to call for more flexible rules on eco-innovations and to request the Commission to introduce Life-Cycle Analysis and Well-to-wheel data in...
CLEPA has just published the statement on the applicability of "End of Live" (ELV) Directive vs the "Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" Directive (RoHS)/ "Waste electrical and electronic equipment" Directive (WEEE) in the automotive industry EU WEEE directive...
CLEPA assumed the role of Secretariat in the newly established Task Force on Automated Vehicles “TF AutoVeh” of WP.29, specifically dedicated to the development of a global vision and set of principles for safety assessment and certification of highly automated vehicle functions. This will be...
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...
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...
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...