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...
Brussels, 1 December 2016 - Europe’s automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers have announced that they are joining forces to find a solution for secure and safe access to vehicle data to interested market participants. This announcement was made today by the sectors’ associations – the...
This November, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) published a study entitled "Low carbon cars in the 2020s: Consumer impacts and EU policy implications". This study takes a look at the political, economic and social trends that will affect the decarbonisation of the road transport sector. Key...
This week, CLEPA joined the EU's Circular Economy Mission to Beijing as part of a delegation including 79 representatives of 34 companies; 15 European business associations; 6 national business associations; 2 national research institutes; 4 national governmental organisations and 1 foundation. CLEPA representatives met with leading figures...
On 22 November 2016, the presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached an informal deal on a regulation to stop the financing of armed groups through trade in conflict minerals. This regulation aims to encourage EU companies to source tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold...