CO2 emissions reduction from new light commercial vehicles
The Council adopted today a regulation amending regulation (EU) No 510/2011 to define the modalitites for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (PE-CONS 1...
11 February 2014 - Read more
MEPs vote on life-saving eCall system in all new cars
From 2015, all new cars sold in the EU should be able to dial emergency services when they are involved in a serious accident, under new rules to be voted on by the internal market committee on 11 Feb...
11 February 2014 - Read more
MEPs want binding 2030 goals for CO2 emissions, renewables and energy efficiency
MEPs called on Wednesday for a 40% cut in CO2 emissions, a 30% target for renewable energy and a 40% target for energy efficiency by 2030, under the EU's new long-term climate-change policy. These tar...
06 February 2014 - Read more
India-made small cars lag rivals in global safety tests
The safety standards of some India-made small cars fall far short of global requirements, research has found, exacerbating the woes of a market already weakened by sluggish domestic demand.
Weak st...
03 February 2014 - Read more
Fiat’s network of suppliers worry about its globalisation shift
Since Fiat was founded in 1899, a community of suppliers, known in Italian as Fiat’s indotto, have grown up in Turin around the industrial group.
But a question mark now hangs over this network f...
30 January 2014 - Read more
Brussels sets advisory group on EU-US trade deal
The European Commission launched on Monday (27 January) a special advisory group of experts to give fresh input on all issues being discussed at the EU-US negotiating table for a Transatlantic Tra...
28 January 2014 - Read more
Commission calls for immediate action for a European Industrial Renaissance
The European Commission is urging Member States to recognise the central importance of industry for creating jobs and growth and to mainstream industry-related competitiveness concerns across all poli...
22 January 2014 - Read more
Keeping the EU’s leadership on climate action
The European Commission is proposing today an ambitious and realistic framework for climate and energy policies beyond 2020 and up to 2030. The 2030 policy framework aims to drive continued progress t...
22 January 2014 - Read more
Carmakers’ recovery may benefit suppliers more
How fortunes vary. Motor City is bankrupt. But the motor industry, unveiling its hottest products at Detroit’s auto show last week, looks increasingly flush. China, now the world’s biggest auto ma...
22 January 2014 - Read more
Road safety: Transport MEPs back vehicle inspections agreement
An informal agreement with EU member states on minimum common standards for periodic vehicle inspections, vehicle registration documents and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles was backed by t...
21 January 2014 - Read more
Trilateral meeting in Detroit boosts automotive business
20 January 2014 - Read more
European car sales fell at slower rate in 2013
New car registrations in the European Union fell 1.7% in 2013, largely thanks to a sales slump in Italy and France.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said 11.8 million new c...
17 January 2014 - Read more
DETROIT SHOW: An air of optimism tempered with reality
This year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit kicked off yesterday (13 January) against a blizzard of optimistic data emanating from the US and bulging order books that are a...
15 January 2014 - Read more
CO2 emissions: cleaner vans by 2020
The CO2 emission limit for new light commercial vehicles sold in the EU is to be reduced from 203 g/km today to 147 g/km by 2020, under draft legislation approved by the European Parliament on Tue...
14 January 2014 - Read more
Research and Markets: The Global Market for Automotive Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning – 2013 Edition: Profiling 7 Players
The penetration of automotive air conditioning systems continues to grow, and has reached near-saturation levels in the developed markets, with uptake continuing to climb in the developing markets. Au...
10 January 2014 - Read more
CLEPA and Automotive News forge a new partnership
09 January 2014 - Read more
Chinese Car Makers Not Ready for U.S. Market
Stringent Safety and Emissions Standards Present Steep Hurdles
SHANGHAI—When top executives from the world's major auto makers descend on the Motor City for the Detroit auto show next week, Chine...
09 January 2014 - Read more
Samsung eyes ‘smart car’ expansion
Samsung Electronics Co, which sells almost one of every three smartphones, wants to parlay that technology into automotive navigation and entertainment systems for an industry that makes more than 80...
06 January 2014 - Read more
Car CO2 emissions: Environment Committee backs agreement with Council
An agreement with the Council of Ministers on new rules designed to achieve the CO2 emission reduction target of 95g/km for new cars by 2020 was endorsed by the Environment Committee on Tuesday....
18 December 2013 - Read more
EU leaders meet this WEEK
BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather in Brussels for their last summit of the year with a discussion agenda that includes economic integration, jobs and defence.
Merkel is due to visit Hollande in Paris on...
17 December 2013 - Read more
Horizon 2020 launched with €15 billion over first two years
The European Commission has for the first time presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union's €80 billion research and innovation programme. Worth more than €15 billion...
12 December 2013 - Read more
Chinese cities limit car sales but growth is still possible
The port city of Dalian in northeast China has approved a plan to restrict sales of new cars. Dalian is the fifth city in China -- along with Beijing, Shanghai, Guiyang and Guangzhou -- to restrict ve...
11 December 2013 - Read more
Renault-Nissan steers toward closer partnership with Daimler
Renault-Nissan hopes to reach an agreement with German partner Daimler to deepen the alliance between the carmakers during the first quarter of next year.
The agreement would allow Daimler to build...
10 December 2013 - Read more
Council adopts regulation on the Connecting Europe Facility
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council adopted the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the future funding instrument for the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and te...
09 December 2013 - Read more