Environment committee underestimates progress in decarbonisation of transport
The environment committee of the European Parliament calls for stricter CO2 targets for passenger cars and vans than proposed by the European Commission and a threshold in addition to incentives for s...
11 September 2018 - Read more
CLEPA highlights transformative forces during Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt
CLEPA participates in the 25th edition of Automechanika, presenting how connectivity and digitalisation are changing the automotive aftermarket, as reported in the “Aftermarket 2025” study....
10 September 2018 - Read more
US president announces revised trade deal between US and Mexico
On 27th August, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a common accord between the US and Mexico on key trade terms – a replacement of the existing 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement...
29 August 2018 - Read more
Positive and constructive dialogue in transatlantic trade
European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed yesterday to work towards strengthening the bilateral trade relationship, including the elimination of tariffs a...
26 July 2018 - Read more
CLEPA Newsletter Editorial July 2018 – Electrification is name of the game
The proposed ambition level of the post-2020 CO2 emissions legislation for cars and vans will drive the rapid transformation of the automotive landscape both on the road - with a significant amount of...
20 July 2018 - Read more
Strong opposition from the US automotive industry facing potential tariffs of 25% being imposed by US Government on automobiles and automotive parts
On 19th July, the US Department of Commerce is holding its hearing to determine whether imported automobiles and automotive parts actually pose a national security threat and should therefore be subje...
19 July 2018 - Read more
EU and Japan sign Economic Partnership Agreement
At the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo, European Presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, signed this week the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Th...
18 July 2018 - Read more
CLEPA on the vote on opinions on CO2 standards: Tough balancing act
The committee for Transport and Tourism in the European Parliament has voted yesterday to confirm the Commission’s proposed reduction targets for cars and vans, to call for more flexible rules on ec...
11 July 2018 - Read more
DRIVES Project: #1 Newsletter
During the next 4-years, DRIVES Project be publishing regular updates on this thrilling project, involving 24 partners from 11 countries, whose aim is to analyse the European automotive sector’s wor...
10 July 2018 - Read more
27 new projects selected for H2020 transport funding
INEA has selected 27 new projects under the Mobility for Growth, the Automated Road Transport, and the Green Vehicles calls.
The successful projects will receive a total of €118 million. They...
07 July 2018 - Read more
CLEPA statement on the applicability of End of Live Vehicle (ELV) Directive
CLEPA has just published the statement on the applicability of "End of Live" (ELV) Directive vs the "Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" Dire...
04 July 2018 - Read more
Industry4Europe coalition publishes a new Joint Paper calling for an ambitious industrial policy in Europe
The Industry4Europe coalition, of which CLEPA is a member, has today published a new Joint Paper to inform the EU debate on an new, ambitious industrial policy for Europe.
The Joint Paper makes rec...
03 July 2018 - Read more
Automotive Industry Guideline (AIG) on REACH has been published
Version 4 of the Automotive Industry Guideline on REACH (AIG) has been published by the Automotive Task Force on REACH (TF-REACH)
Task Force-REACH (Registration, evaluation, authorisation and r...
02 July 2018 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2018: Innovation in the Automotive Supply Industry
The CLEPA Innovation Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the European automotive supply industry in the fields of Environment, Safety, Connectivity and Automation and Cooperation.
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29 June 2018 - Read more
Road Safety Awards 2018: Commission rewards initiatives in 5 Member States
The European Commission presented the Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2018 at a ceremony held in Brussels, in presence of Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc. Six organisations from five Memb...
27 June 2018 - Read more
CLEPA June 2018 Newsletter editorial: The business model of integration and coordination
The automotive industry is a textbook example of how cross-border cooperation fosters competitiveness, jobs and innovation. Illustrations of this rule of thumb are plentiful these days, as is the real...
27 June 2018 - Read more
New task force established on Automated Vehicles
CLEPA assumed the role of Secretariat in the newly established Task Force on Automated Vehicles “TF AutoVeh” of WP.29, specifically dedicated to the development of a global vision and set of princ...
26 June 2018 - Read more
European Automotive suppliers spent more than 26€ billion in R&D during 2017
The annual investment into R&D by the automobile and parts sector has risen by 7.4% to reach an all-time high of €53.8 billion, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association...
26 June 2018 - Read more
Imposition of steel safeguard measures not in Europe’s interest, say downstream users
Brussels, 26 June 2018 – A coalition of downstream users of steel – including the automotive, construction equipment, agriculture machinery, home appliance and technology industry sectors – has...
26 June 2018 - Read more
UNECE works on global methodology to measure on-road car emissions
Reducing the variations between vehicle emissions measured in laboratory and on-road conditions has become an important dimension of efforts to tackle the environmental and health impact of cars. This...
25 June 2018 - Read more
CLEPA President: Smart policy avoids dependency on one technology
CLEPA General Assembly confirms work programme and reaffirms leadership team
CLEPA President Roberto Vavassori, speaking at the Association’s General Assembly last week...
22 June 2018 - Read more
EU agency for the Development of Vocational Training publishes insights in tomorrow’s trends in skills demand and supply
2018 Skills Forecast: EU agency for the Development of Vocational Training publishes insights in tomorrow's trends in skills demand and supply
On 8th June, the European Centre for the Dev...
20 June 2018 - Read more
European consortium aims for next level of innovation in transport & logistics
ENSEMBLE starts tackling biggest challenges of large-scale deployment of multi-brand truck platooning
On 1 June, the ENSEMBLE consortium officially started its activities towards the implemen...
19 June 2018 - Read more
Automotive and telecom sectors welcome comprehensive approach to advance Connected and Automated Driving, agreed today by EU member states
Gothenburg, 19 June 2018 – The European Automotive and Telecom Alliance (EATA) supports the push by EU member states to address challenges to getting connected and automated vehicles on...
19 June 2018 - Read more
Spanish Automotive Suppliers created more than 12,000 jobs
Turnover grew by almost 7% in the Spanish automotive components industry to a record 36.24 billion euros in 2017.
Suppliers generated 12,700 new direct jobs, thereby reaching 224,700 d...
18 June 2018 - Read more