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...
On the 9th of December, the European Commission adopted the report on the operation of the system of access to vehicle repair and maintenance information. Vehicle manufacturers are required under European legislation to ensure that independent operators have easy, restriction-free and standardised access to vehicle RMI...
CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, has appointed Sigrid de Vries as Secretary General. Sigrid succeeds Paul Schockmel, who left the organisation last summer. She’ll start in early 2017. CLEPA President Roberto Vavassori said, “Our new Secretary General brings with her good knowledge of the...
On 6 December 2016, the Forum for Mobility & Society issued a set of recommendations to EU policymakers in calling for improved efforts when it comes to reaching road safety targets. The document was launched during a lunch debate on road safety in Europe. The event...
On December 6 2016, ZF unveiled their new ZF Part Finder App which allows customers to search their entire range of spare parts available from the ZF Aftermarket premium product brands Sachs, Lemförder, TRW, and Boge from anywhere in the world. Customers can find parts by searching...
How to continually generate sustainable value in further maturing and competitive procurement environments Many organizations have professionalized their direct material procurement in recent years, yet pressure on continually leveraging savings potential remains the top priority of today´s CPOs – but how can companies manage to achieve...
On November 30, the European Commission unveiled its Energy Union Winter Package, described as the "Clean Energy for All Europeans" package. It consists of a range of legislative proposals relating to energy policy, aimed at supporting the European transition to a low-carbon economy. The Commission wants the EU...
On November 30 2016, the European Commission adopted a European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), a milestone initiative towards cooperative, connected and automated mobility. The Strategy will make it possible to deploy vehicles that can "talk" to each other and to the transport infrastructure on...