In response to President Trump’s Executive Order re-imposing certain Iran-related sanctions, the EU expanded the scope of its Blocking Statute, to cover these sanctions. On 7th August, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1100, amending the annex to the EU Blocking Statute was published in the EU...
On September 19th 2018, working package leaders of the DRIVES project met in Stuttgart. The meeting was hosted by “Region Stuttgart”, an association of local authorities within the Stuttgart Region that works with other institutions to ensure the area’s international competitiveness, and to coordinate collaboration...
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...
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...