Tariffs may offer a temporary solution but will not solve Europe’s competitiveness challenge – Editorial June 2024
Unlike protectionist trade measures, focusing on market-based principles will do more than simply buy time for European businesses to adapt to increasing global competition. The EU needs a competitive...
25 June 2024 - Read more
CLEPA joins ‘SYNERGIES’-project for autonomous driving
On 11-12 June, 33 partners kicked off the EU-funded project ‘SYNERGIES’ in Barcelona, aimed at creating a European platform designed to improve the development, testing, and validation of autonomo...
24 June 2024 - Read more
CLEPA among stakeholders to analyse new EU Deforestation Regulation
In the framework of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) applying by the end of 2024, Drive Sustainability, Drive +, CLEPA and VDA are working together to assess the scope of the EUDR. The EUD...
24 June 2024 - Read more
CLEPA 2024 General Assembly welcomes Polish state representatives for discussions on driving the automotive transformation forward
The 2024 CLEPA General Assembly, held in Warsaw, welcomed more than 100 participants, representing 11 national associations and 80 corporate and associate members to discuss the future of the automoti...
19 June 2024 - Read more
Tariffs might buy us time, but won’t reverse the threat to EU competitiveness
Brussels, 12 June 2024 - The European Commission today announced its provisional decision to increase tariffs on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) manufactured in China and exported into the European U...
12 June 2024 - Read more
CCAM General Assembly elects new leadership and sets course for future projects
The General Assembly of the R&I Partnership on Connected Cooperative Automated Mobility (CCAM) was held in Brussels on 22 May. This event marked a key moment to reflect on the past three years sin...
24 May 2024 - Read more
CLEPA joins EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement business roundtable
The CEPA Coalition, comprised of associations representing a wide range of companies across diverse sectors of the European and Indonesian economies, welcomes the productive dialogue fostered during t...
14 May 2024 - Read more
New publication: CLEPA position paper on Green Claims Directive
Automotive suppliers are actively developing strategies and pre-competitive partnerships to provide sound, reliable and comparable tools to measure sustainability progress
Uncertainty in th...
10 May 2024 - Read more
CLEPA joins new ERASMUS+ project ‘TRIREME’ on automotive skills
The European Commission has funded a grant of €4 million to launch a 32-partner strong consortium across 15 countries, focused on digital and green skills for future mobility. The new European proje...
26 April 2024 - Read more
CLEPA welcomes recognition of key components in Net-Zero Industry Act and Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform regulation
CLEPA welcomes the Parliament’s adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) regulation, which may both enter into force from July this year...
25 April 2024 - Read more
Parliament adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
After two years of intense political discussions and negotiations, the European Parliament has adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). This directive mandates that compani...
24 April 2024 - Read more
European automotive suppliers face unprecedented uncertainty amid shrinking profit margins
Brussels, 16 April – CLEPA and McKinsey & Company unveil the latest insights into the European automotive supply industry’s health and sentiment through its bi-annual survey. With over 130 res...
16 April 2024 - Read more
CLEPA signs the Antwerp Declaration for an Industrial Deal
CLEPA's Secretary General Benjamin Krieger and other 1000+ industry leaders from companies and organisations across various energy-intensive sectors, which represent €550+ billion in value added and...
11 April 2024 - Read more
Auto sector CEOs to EU leaders: Europe needs robust Industry Deal to make the Green Deal happen
Brussels, 10 April 2024 – 13 CEOs of leading European vehicle manufacturers and automotive suppliers met today with the EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, for an ‘Automotive Round...
10 April 2024 - Read more
Fair regulation will enable greener and smarter solutions for the aftermarket and a stronger mobility ecosystem in Europe
Market outlook: Industry leaders emphasise the need for a clearer legislative framework to unlock innovation and competitiveness in the aftermarket.
Advocacy for fair regulation: CLEPA calls...
26 March 2024 - Read more
CLEPA welcomes additional weight allowances for zero-emission technologies, but urges further progress in upcoming Council negotiations
Brussels, 12 March 2024 – Following the European Parliament vote on the Weights and Dimensions Directive, CLEPA underlines the need for further improvements and clarifications in the approved text,...
12 March 2024 - Read more
Joint statement on the proposed regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour
CLEPA, together with 7 other associations have signed a statement on the proposed regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour in the Single Market. The organisations condemn the use of for...
29 February 2024 - Read more
CLEPA welcomes European Parliament’s adoption of standard essential patents regulation
The European Parliament voted today in Plenary on its position regarding the standard essential patents (SEP) regulation. This vote marks a significant step forward towards providing fair conditions f...
28 February 2024 - Read more
Vehicle recyclers and manufacturers raise concerns over counterproductive ELV dismantling requirements
The EU is proposing to expand dismantling obligations under the End-of-life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR). Representing vehicle recyclers, manufacturers and automotive suppliers, the European Recycling...
14 February 2024 - Read more
European business calls for deepening the EU Single Market and renewing the dynamic of European integration
In a joint statement with 26 organisation, CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, has emphasised the urgent need for revitalising the European Union's Single Market to address the...
13 February 2024 - Read more
New publication: CLEPA position paper on Weights and Dimensions
The European Commission's Weights and Dimensions Directive stands amongst a group of legislative proposals crucial for steering the transition towards a more sustainable and safer transport system. Ah...
13 February 2024 - Read more
CLEPA underscores importance for a technology-open approach in discussion on EU CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles
Brussels, 8 February 2024 – Ahead of further discussion amongst member states in the Coreper on new CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), CLEPA reinforces its commitment to a techno...
08 February 2024 - Read more
Net-Zero Industry Act is first step, but EU industrial strategy will need to foster innovation across technologies
Yesterday during trialogues, Member States within the Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). While expediting permitting procedures for critical...
07 February 2024 - Read more
Outlook 2024 | Editorial by CLEPA President Matthias Zink
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to address you in my first editorial as the new President of CLEPA. I hope you all had a good start into the new year and that this finds you in good...
25 January 2024 - Read more
CLEPA DATA DIGEST #12 – Green mobility transition will require significant increase in investment and innovation
Edition #12 – DATA DIGEST is CLEPA’s monthly publication shedding light on the health and resilience of the European automotive supply industry through latest facts and figures
Green mobility tra...
25 January 2024 - Read more