In light of the renewed political revival in the EU-MERCOSUR FTA negotiations, CLEPA underlines its continued support for the negotiations as they would bring important benefits to both economies, in the form of an ambitious and comprehensive trade deal. CLEPA hopes that the changes in...
Car manufacturers and suppliers already employ 110,000 highly qualified employees in research and development - and are still looking for a large number of engineers. Success - despite everything. The best example for this is the German automotive industry. Volkswagen has succeeded in pushing ahead...
Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy signed by 125 leading associations representing various European industrial sectors Europe is the cradle of the manufacturing industry and has been at the forefront of industrial revolutions and technological innovations. The industry directly employs over 34 million people across all...
On the 15th of February, the Members of the European Parliament ratified with a large and cross-party majority the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), an agreement between the European Union and Canada. This agreement is aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two major...
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Traffic Jam Assist Systems Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive TJA system market to grow at a CAGR of 12.41% during the period 2017-2021. The automotive industry is witnessing a structural shift in...
CLEPA and Deloitte are pleased to invite you to submit proposals for the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2017 which will be handed over on 29th of June 2017 in Rome. The CLEPA Innovation Award recognizes the innovation capabilities of European automotive suppliers for novel technologies, products or business...
The World Trade Organization has ruled in favour of the European Union after launching a challenge in May 2014 against Russian anti-dumping duties on German and Italian light commercial vehicles. But the panel of WTO adjudicators threw out many of the EU’s arguments. Russia had imposed duties...
On the 24th of January, the members of the Committee for International Trade of the European Parliament backet the CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada. In addition to the opinions adopted by AFET, ENVI and EMPL Committees, Members have discussed the...
On the 10th of January, the European Commission published a Communication on "Building a data economy". It is aimed at paving the way for new legislative actions in order to achieve the Digital Single Market. For the European Commission, big data is an essential resource for...
Introduction Today, European automotive suppliers lead the world in the design, engineering and manufacturing of key vehicle components and systems technologies. A crucial factor behind this has been the success of the Single Market and the positive benefits of European Union membership. The European automotive sector employs...