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...
On November 17 2016, the European Council Presidency published information note on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended...
The European Commission’s new project - the Coordination of Automated Road Transport in Europe (CARTRE) – launched on November 2-3, 2016, at its kick-off event at Volvo Trucks Belgium in Brussels. The two day event gathered stakeholders to discuss the CARTRE project, its Work Packages, activities...
On November 11 2016, Continental and the University of Oxford announced that they are now conducting joint research in the field of artificial intelligence. The partnership between Continental and the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford will focus on the possible uses and...
On 1 November, JOST Group joined us at CLEPA as a Corporate Member, bringing our membership to more than 120. JOST Group was established in 1952 and has since become a leading manufacturer of components for commercial vehicles which are marketed under the brands JOST,...
On October 31, new CLEPA member Adient announced its debut as an independent, publicly traded corporation and the completion of its separation from Johnson Controls International. Adient is one of the world's largest global automotive seating suppliers, supporting all major automakers in differentiating vehicles through superior...
On October 17, Magna received top honors from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europe at the Automotive Awards Ceremony in Dusseldorf, Germany, to recognise the industry's most innovative use of plastics. A skid plate for a premium European automaker won the Grand Award as the...
On October 27 2016, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) published a study which compares the uptake of a range of vehicle technologies such as variable valve timing, gasoline direct injection, turbocharging, stop/start, as well as transmission and hybridisation technologies in the U.S. and EU...
On October 28 2016, the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV) announced the latest REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation evaluation under REFIT. The REACH Regulation includes the obligation for a review every 5 years to monitor progress in the achievement of...
On November 2 2016, ISO (The International Organisation for Standardisation) and SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) announced a pilot agreement for the joint development of new technical standards and harmonisation of existing standards. The new Partnership Standards Development Organisation (PSDO) cooperation agreement will apply in...