At the beginning of the year, CLEPA successfully launched its REMAN Policy Working Group in order to raise awareness and gain support from policymakers on a European and international political level by promoting Remanufacturing. The first meeting of the WG took place on the 18th of...
CLEPA has been selected by the European Commission to be a member of the High Level Group GEAR2030, the EC consultation process for sectoral policy in the automotive industry, which was officially launched at the end of last year. The High Level Group will discuss the...
[caption id="attachment_9838" align="alignnone" width="546"] Brussels, January 21, 2016, assignment for ACEA at their annual meeting. © Fred Guerdin ©[/caption] On 21 January 2016, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) hosted a reception in Brussels on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. After Secretary General Erik Jonnaert had...
Detroit. ZF was the only automotive supplier to host President Barack Obama at its North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) booth during his visit to Detroit on January, 20. The company demonstrated its advanced technologies that improve vehicle efficiency and safety and makes automated driving...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] The EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense talks. Following a telephone conversation between EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of negotiation, Nokia sells the HERE Maps division to the German consortium, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen for $2.71 billion. The deal would see HERE Maps turn into an open platform, which all car manufacturers can use for navigation and mapping inside vehicles. The three...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Scandinavian automotive supplier association, FKG is hailing this week's breakthrough talks concerning Iranian sanctions in Vienna as "great for Europe." Iran has been on its knees economically for years as decades of Western suspicion surrounding its supposed nuclear weapons programme have translated into harsh penalties severely...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New-car registrations in Germany jumped 13 percent in June, helped by two extra sales days and a growing economy. The surge in June registrations mirrors strong gains in France, Italy and Spain, suggesting the region is maintaining its steady recovery despite worries about a Greek exit...