20 July, 2014: The European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) welcomes the European Commission’s ‘European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’ set out today. We believe this is a strategy that can both tackle climate change and safeguard Europe’s position as a world leader in the global...
On July 14, it was announced that Gestamp would receive €160m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for financing research and innovation. EIB Vice-President Román Escolano and Gestamp CEO Francisco J. Riberas signed an Investment Plan for Europe loan at a ceremony in Madrid. The loan will allow...
On 7 July, Roland Berger published their latest Global Automotive Supplier Study, produced in cooperation with Lazard. The study identifies automotive trends over the last year and provides insight into future developments. As part of the study, performance indicators of more than 600 international suppliers were analysed...
The draft EU Regulation COM/2016/031 on the Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles will increase the quality and independence of vehicle testing and improve the oversight of cars already...
GENERAL ISSUES The 59th session the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) took place from 13-19 June, where the following was discussed: Toxicity and flammability - CLEPA proposal was adopted by GRSP, with Final adoption taking place at WP29 session of November 2016. Exchange of information on national and...
The World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) held its 169th session from 21 to 24 June 2016, chaired by Mr. A. Erario (Italy). At the session, attendees discussed coordination and organisation of work including a partial discontinuation of the consolidation of UN Vehicle Regulations...
Brussels, 7 July 2016 – Europe’s leading trade associations for the telecommunications and the automotive sectors announced today that they intend to launch a large-scale, pre-deployment project to test connected and automated driving at the EU level. The foundations of the project were outlined today at...
On June 28, IHS Automotive released an initial forecast simulation as to what this will mean for light-vehicle registrations between 2016 and 2018. IHS Automotive forecasts an even greater fall in registrations during the coming years in the UK than already expected. This situation will also...
On July 4, GKN Driveline announced it is set to commence production at a new facility in Oleśnica, South West Poland. The new 14,280 sqm facility is the first phase of a €16.5 million investment programme in Oleśnica and effectively doubles GKN’s footprint in Poland. The new...
On 29 June, WABCO and ZF unveiled a breakthrough Evasive Maneuver Assist (EMA) safety technology which automatically steers tractor-trailers around hazardous areas safely and helps to prevent rear-end collisions. Based on the core competencies of WABCO and ZF systems, Evasive Maneuver Assist controls both the longitudinal and...