DRIVES Consortium is organising a series of five webinars to mark the European Skills Week. The upcoming webinars will serve as an introduction to the Skills and Transformation of the EU Automotive Sector Conference and cover topics on Skills Intelligence, Job Roles and Training Implementation...
Today, the European Council Conclusions were accepted by EU Heads of State and Government. CLEPA welcomes the inclusion of a significant paragraph entirely dedicated to “Single Market and industrial policy” in which EU leaders call for an “ambitious European industrial policy” that would “foster production and...
The High-Level Roundtable on skills for the Automotive Sector (23 September) brought together industry representatives, academia, trade unions and employer´s associations to discuss the current challenges that the automotive industry is facing in terms of skills shortage and how to best support the shift towards...
CLEPA, ACEA and the SMMT, along with 21 national associations, have warned collectively that the automotive sector could face severe repercussions of a ‘no deal’ scenario. Economies and jobs on both sides of the channel are at risk of a second devastating hit in the shape of no deal coming on top of around €100 billion...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] EU and UK automotive leaders unite to call for urgent agreement of an ambitious free trade deal before the end of the transition period in just 15 weeks’ time. New calculations show the catastrophic impact of ‘no...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission has launched the fifth of six European Innovation Council (EIC) Horizon Prizes, on Innovative batteries for eVehicles, worth €10 million. The EIC Horizon Prizes are part of the first phase of the European Innovation Council...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Horizon Europe, the ninth European Research and Innovation Framework programme (2021-2027), is the key instrument of the Union for supporting research and innovation. It also plays an important role in steering and accelerating Europe’s recovery, preparedness and resilience...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 1st of September, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles started to apply. Adopted in May 2018, the new Regulation significantly overhauls and tightens the previous type approval and market surveillance system. It...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 1 July, the European Commission released a Communication on a ‘European Skills Agenda for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience’. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, the four automotive sector associations steering the activities developed under the...
The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) has published its annual Pocket Guide. The publication provides an overview of the EU auto industry with updated figures on employment and innovation in the industry and its related policies. The latest data provided by the association demonstrate the importance...