Small companies create 85% of new jobs
85% of net new jobs1 in the EU between 2002 and 2010 were created by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This figure is considerably higher than the 67%-share of SMEs in total employment. Dur...
17 January 2012 - Read more
US carmakers sparkle in feel-good Detroit
Renascent American industry wins praise at auto show
Detroit, for so long a rusty symbol of America’s industrial decline, was looking unusually shiny this week as host of the North American Inter...
16 January 2012 - Read more
Europe’s carmakers face discounting pain
Europe’s weakening car market is unleashing a wave of competitive discounting that is putting growing pressure on the global industry’s profit margins, carmakers and analysts say.
General Motor...
11 January 2012 - Read more
US carmakers in record China sales, despite market fall
General Motors and Ford reported record car sales in China for 2011, despite a slowdown in the market in that country.
GM said sales of its vehicles and those of its Chinese partners rose 8.3% duri...
10 January 2012 - Read more
Detroit auto show to highlight US revival
In 2009 Chrysler’s display comprised a dimly lit row of vehicles on a nondescript brown carpet at Detroit’s Cobo Hall.
This year’s show will feature a much more confident domestic industry th...
09 January 2012 - Read more
Big is beautiful at Indian auto show
There’s a new drive in town. The ultra-low cost vehicle, long the popular choice in the Indian market, is making way for the big family transporter – that is the main message of the five-day Del...
06 January 2012 - Read more
CLEPA appoints new CEO
04 January 2012 - Read more
CLEPA appoints new CEO
Mr Peter Tyroller, CLEPA President, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jean-Marc Gales as the new CLEPA CEO with effect from 2nd April 2012.
“I am honoured and excited to have bee...
04 January 2012 - Read more
The Danish EU presidency: Bridge over troubled water
With the euro debt crisis, Denmark's presidency of the EU council coincides with one of the most difficult moments in the Union's history. As Denmark is not member of the eurozone, it is prepared to...
03 January 2012 - Read more
EVs driven to their limits
For years before the industry’s new electric vehicles launched, carmakers and government planners worried about the infrastructure drivers would need to replenish the batteries in their cars, write...
03 January 2012 - Read more
CLEPA wishes you a Happy New Year!
The CLEPA Team wishes you a very Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you in 2012!...
02 January 2012 - Read more
China ‘to withdraw’ foreign car investment support
China has said it will withdraw support for foreign investment in the country's car industry to encourage domestic carmakers, according to state media. The Xinhua news agency cited a joint announcemen...
02 January 2012 - Read more
Improving child safety in cars
15 December 2011 - Read more
Introduction to Clepa’s LightSightSafety Initiative
30 September 2011 - Read more
CLEPA Press Review: Covisint bringt Zulieferer und OEMs näher zusammen
18 September 2011 - Read more
Remy Automotive Europe Remanufacturer of the Year 2011
23 June 2011 - Read more
A clear view on remanufacturing
14 June 2011 - Read more