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[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_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) is essential to the automotive aftermarket sector, as it legally secures suppliers’ ability to sell spare parts to authorised repairers, independent repairers and distributors or to the end users directly.  As the...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text] Nominees will be unveiled on 11 and 12 October on social media  Final results will be made public on 13 October during Ceremony  With the aim of recognising the outstanding achievements of the industry in the development of...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text]The German city of Stuttgart will host the first conference of the Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA), on 29 and 30 September, titled “Skills in continuous transition? Bringing together human approach and technological changes in the automotive ecosystem”.  The event,...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text] Almost all EU countries have improved their innovation performance since 2015  Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea and the US continue having a performance advantage over the EU  The European Commission has published the 2022 edition of their European...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text]The legislative proposal for a Chips Act, which intends to boost the EU production of semiconductors as well as address future supply chain crises, continues to be discussed in the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. ...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text]As of today, the Czech Republic will preside over the Council of the European Union until 31 December 2022. The six-month Czech Presidency follows France, which led the Council in the first half of the year, and will...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text] Under the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR), the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) has been created to support a fair and successful mobility transition for regions along the entire value chain, guaranteeing that no region is left...

[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]   To have a deeper understanding of the realities and impact of the mobility transition on the auto supply industry in Poland, we met Tomasz Bęben, from SCDM—the Polish association for parts distributors and producers— who told us about...

[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_empty_space][vc_column_text] The aftermarket community gathered in Brussels with policymakers and other key EU stakeholders for the leading conference in its field Several legislative proposals defining the future of the automotive aftermarket are currently on top of the Commission's...

[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 Parliament and Council have started reviewing the Commission’s proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Proposal with the aim to adopt it by the end of 2023 at the latest. The text imposes far-reaching legal responsibilities...