EU countries to commit to doing more together on the digital front
Tomorrow the Commission will bring ministers, representatives of EU countries, industry, academia and civil society representatives together to encourage cooperation in artificial intelligence, blockc...
10 April 2018 - Read more
UN Road Safety Fund
The proposed UN Road Safety Fund will aim at bridging the gaps in the mobilization of adequate resources to fund road safety projects at local, national and global levels. The total additional grant f...
10 April 2018 - Read more
Telematics technology steering us towards smarter EU roads
If we are to have truly smart cities our transport systems will have to be more cost-effective, safer and sustainable. Perhaps most of all they will need to be more integrated, as the EU-funded projec...
10 April 2018 - Read more
Smarter roads for smarter mobility
As transport technology progresses at breath-taking speed we tend to focus on how advanced and intelligent vehicles are getting. However, of equal importance is the infrastructure that they travel o...
09 April 2018 - Read more
New materials and apps tackle air pollution from braking cars
Tackling emissions from vehicle exhausts to reduce air pollution is a well-known challenge, but vehicles also emit non-exhaust emissions caused by wear and tear on brakes, tyres and roads. EU scientis...
09 April 2018 - Read more
Green light for on-road testing of car exhaust particles
Reducing the emissions of internal combustion engines requires not only establishing ambitious targets as a key technology driver, but also developing solutions that can exceed those goals....
09 April 2018 - Read more
Setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles
Please click here in order to access EP ITRE's Draft Opinion by Jakop Dalunde (Greens/EFA, SE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting emission performan...
09 April 2018 - Read more
Smarter roads for smarter mobility
As transport technology progresses at breath-taking speed we tend to focus on how advanced and intelligent vehicles are getting. However, of equal importance is the infrastructure that they travel o...
09 April 2018 - Read more
Indicators for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
The aim of this Joint Paper is to propose a short list of indicators that can be used to both assess the health of the European industry and monitor the progress made by the EU on the implementation o...
09 April 2018 - Read more
Setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles
Please click here in order to access EP TRAN's Draft Opinion by Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy (S&D, FR) on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setti...
09 April 2018 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2018: application deadline extended till April 13th, 2019
In order to allow more companies register for the 3rd consecutive “CLEPA Innovations Awards” competition, the association has decided to extend the application deadline with two weeks, from Ma...
29 March 2018 - Read more
CLEPA Aftermarket Conference 2018: connectivity and changes in vehicle ownership shake up the value chain
Around 300 participants gathered at Europe’s biggest aftermarket event.
Connectivity and new vehicle ownership models definitely have the potential of disrupting the traditional value chain a...
26 March 2018 - Read more
G7 Global Automotive suppliers discuss the importance of supporting a global automotive value chain
Geneva, 16th March 2018
Cooperation among key regions is fundamental to strengthen global competitiveness of the automotive supply industry
Representatives of the 7 leading automot...
16 March 2018 - Read more
CLEPA: Trade restrictions impact jobs and wealth on both ends
In the context of potential trade restrictions on steel and aluminium imposed by the US, CLEPA, the European association of the automotive supplier industry supports the European Commission’s contin...
08 March 2018 - Read more
Letter to EP President Tajani – Review of the vehicle safety and pedestrian safety regulations
Dear President,
We understand that the European Commission will present a proposal for the revision of the General Safety (661/2009/EC) and Pedestrian Safety (661/2009/EC) Regulations on...
07 March 2018 - Read more
Project DRIVES – Development and Research on Innovative Vocational Education Skills
Official launch with a recorded speech from Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Ostrava, Czech Republic - Today, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Tomá...
05 March 2018 - Read more
A thing or two about competitiveness and innovation
Brussels will give centre stage to the importance of Europe’s innovative manufacturing industry this week, mounting the second ‘EU Industry Days’ with seminars, workshops and announcements of se...
21 February 2018 - Read more
Science, research and innovation performance of the EU
On the 20th of February, the European Commission published a report on the benefits of research and innovation for EU's prosperity and social model.
The report proves that Europe is a gl...
20 February 2018 - Read more
6 key areas for European digital uptake
On the 19th of February, PwC published a study for DigitalEurope on how to "Accelerate to a trusted Digital Single Market".
It identifies six areas of actions to accelerate the completio...
19 February 2018 - Read more
Cross-cutting business models for the Internet of Things
On the 14th of February 2018, the European Commission published a study on Cross-cutting business models for the Internet of Things.
The study Cross-cutting Business Models for the Intern...
14 February 2018 - Read more
Future Battery Technologies for Energy Storage
On the 9th of February 2018, the European Commission published its report on the Workshop on Future Battery Technologies for Energy Storage.
Battery technologies are set to play an import...
09 February 2018 - Read more
Impact of Brexit on type-approval of motor vehicles
On the 8th of February 2018, the European Commission published a notice for stakeholders on the impact of Brexit for type approval of motor vehicles.
This document analyses the legal cons...
08 February 2018 - Read more
Anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel
On the 8th of February 2018, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on corrosion resistant steel from China.
The investigation confirmed that Chinese producers we...
08 February 2018 - Read more
Cybersecurity Certification Framework for products and services
On the 1st of March 2018, the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security will organise a conference on the preparations of the EU Cybersecurity Certificati...
08 February 2018 - Read more
Diesel still dominates the EU fuel market
On the 6th of February 2018, the European Commission published a new report showig that the EU transport fuel market is still dominated by diesel, which made up 71.8% of fuel sold in the year 2016. To...
06 February 2018 - Read more