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Automotive supply industry mobilises to face coronavirus
As the coronavirus outbreak continues, hospitals and medical staff are struggling to meet equipment requirements. Automotive suppliers are working fast to support them in the fight against the spread...
02 April 2020 - Read more
EC: Roadmap for regulation on European vehicle emissions standards is open for feedback
This initiative, which is part of the European Green Deal, will develop stricter emissions standards (Euro 7) for all petrol and diesel cars, vans, lorries and buses. To ensure vehicles on EU roads...
01 April 2020 - Read more
EC: Public Consultation on 2030 Climate Target Plan is now open
The European Green Deal aims to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent. To this end, the Commission intends to increase the EU’s 2030 target for greenhouse gas emission reductions...
01 April 2020 - Read more
EC: Questions and answers to help increase production of safe medical supplies
Today, the Commission is making available guidance to assist manufacturers in ramping up production of essential medical equipment and material in three areas: the production of masks and other person...
30 March 2020 - Read more
EC: President von der Leyen calls out to industry to ramp up production of products to tackle the crisis
Coronavirus: President von der Leyen and Commissioner Breton discuss solutions with industry to ramp up production of products needed to tackle the crisis   Yesterday, President Ursula von...
27 March 2020 - Read more
COVID-19: Joint letter of the auto sector to the President of the European Commission
The Presidents of CLEPA, ACEA, ETRMA and CECRA – the European associations representing vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, tyre manufacturers, dealers and repairers – wrote a letter to the Presid...
26 March 2020 - Read more
ARCADE Project: co-located Symposium of the TRA 2020 Conference in Helsinki has been cancelled
Due to the current coronavirus situation, the TRA 2020 Conference in Helsinki, and thus the co-located EUCAD 2020 Symposium are cancelled. The Symposium is organised by the ARCADE initiative and...
26 March 2020 - Read more
Project DRIVES: EU Automotive Apprenticeship Marketplace summary report
Project DRIVES (Development and Research on Innovative Vocational Education Skills) will soon release the outcome assessment on the European Automotive Apprenticeship Marketplace (read Summary Re...
26 March 2020 - Read more
Automotive suppliers brace for impact of Covid-19 crisis, call for coordinated support measures
The European automotive supply industry is bracing itself for the impact of the Corona-19 crisis, with activities coming to a standstill due to supply shortages and falling demand and, most importantl...
25 March 2020 - Read more
EC: Call for applications for the selection of members of the sub-groups
European Commission is calling for applications on the selection of members of the sub-groups "Road markings & road signs" and "Methodology on road safety assessments & safety ratings". &nb...
19 March 2020 - Read more
David Storer joins CLEPA in role of Director Research, Innovation, New Mobility
  David Storer has joined CLEPA as the Director of Research, Innovation and New Mobility starting on 16th March. “I am keen to exploit my extensive experience in pan-European collaborat...
18 March 2020 - Read more
CLEPA statement regarding a strategy for the deactivation of Rec019
At the end of 2019 the IMDS community has been informed that the IMDS Steering Committee has voted unanimously for a deactivation of the Recommendation 019 (Rec019). This decision is based on “autom...
16 March 2020 - Read more
Industry4Europe welcomes the publication of the New Industrial Strategy for the EU by the European Commission
Industry4Europe, a coalition of 154 sector Associations representing the diversity of the EU’s industrial base, is pleased to receive the publication by the European Commission of its much-awaited N...
12 March 2020 - Read more
EC: Published new Circular Economy Action Plan
The European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan - one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe's new agenda for sustainable growth. With measures along the ent...
11 March 2020 - Read more
European steel industry calls for flexible approach to steel safeguards review
Representing the coalition of downstream users of steel, we welcome the timely initiation of a second review of the safeguard measures on steel currently in force. The coalition includes the technolog...
10 March 2020 - Read more
Forum for Mobility and Society: Stakeholders exchange views with representatives from the EU institutions
The Forum for Mobility and Society organised an event on the 3rd of March to discuss the latest trends on sustainable mobility in the EU.   © FIA Region I. All Rights Reserved  ...
09 March 2020 - Read more
Industrial reinassance? Why automotive is a critical technology for Europe – CLEPA Newsletter Editorial March 2020
Does Europe’s automotive industry lag behind, supposedly stuck in producing “state-of-the-art technology that is however no longer wanted”? Or is Europe’s automotive industry a key asset in...
05 March 2020 - Read more
EC: Eurobarometer survey shows support for sustainability and data sharing
Europeans want their digital devices to be easier to repair or recycle and are willing to share their personal information to improve public services, as a special Eurobarometer survey shows. The s...
05 March 2020 - Read more
CLEPA PR on the Climate Law: “Long-term planning essential, regular check against delivery too”
The Commission adopted yesterday the proposal for a Climate Law, containing the “binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050”, the right for the Commission to adopt the post 2030...
05 March 2020 - Read more
CLEPA fully committed to support the European Commission’s Circular Plastics Alliance Automotive Group in 2020
Society’s awareness on environmental protection is increasing and so is the demand on highly efficient vehicles. The safe handling and proper disposal of components, parts and systems is a high prio...
03 March 2020 - Read more
DRIVES Project: High-level conference on the main trends for skills development in the EU’s automotive sector
About this Event   The automotive industry is a strategic sector and has long been key to the creation of jobs across Europe. Today, the sector is experiencing a profound transition, driv...
02 March 2020 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2020: Call for applications now open!
CLEPA Innovation Awards in fifth edition to celebrate innovative solutions and forward-thinking examples of mobility technology   Competition now open to companies and other organi...
02 March 2020 - Read more
Stockholm Declaration is the outcome of the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
The Chairman’s conclusions, called the “Stockholm Declaration”, was presented by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Mr. Tomas Eneroth, as the outcome document of the Third Global Ministeri...
25 February 2020 - Read more
EC: Next Steps Towards “Vision Zero”
The European Commission published this February a working document which aims at laying out the next steps for road safety, Next steps towards ‘Vision Zero’: EU road safety policy framework 2021-2...
25 February 2020 - Read more
ERTRAC: New study on EU road vehicle energy consumption and CO2 emissions
The present study EU road vehicle energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 2050 – Expert-based scenarios casts light on the technical feasibility of energy consumption and CO2 emission reductions...
25 February 2020 - Read more
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