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
Broad road safety coalition commits to work for zero traffic fatalities
From left to right, Roberto Vavassori, CLEPA President; Erik Jonnaert, Secretary General of ACEA; Violeta Bulc European Commissioner for Transport; Jean Todt, FIA President and Møller Thomsen, FIA...
15 June 2018 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2018: Bosch, Inteva, Plastic Omnium and TomTom category winners
Brigade, Navads and Voxdale first SMEs ever to receive dedicated “SME Award”
CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, organised on Wednesday 13th of June f...
14 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...
12 June 2018 - Read more
Joint industry letter on the future of the ePrivacy Regulation Brussels
Brussels, 31 May 2018
Ahead of the 8 June TTE Council, we urge Member States to remain cautious in their examination of the draft
ePrivacy Regulation (ePR). Limited progress ha...
06 June 2018 - Read more
Technology neutrality is key in decarbonising transport, also when it comes to battery technology
The need for batteries will rise in the coming years, with progressive hybridisation and electrification of transport as well as connected and automated mobility, but also in energy storage servic...
24 May 2018 - Read more
Access to In-vehicle Data: Automotive Suppliers support the European Commission’s focus on fair market access
CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, shares the view of the European Commission that data generated in connected vehicles provides an enormous potential to create new services and...
22 May 2018 - Read more
Europe on the Move: Commission completes its agenda for safe, clean and connected mobility
In his State of the Union address of September 2017, President Juncker set out a goal for the EU and its industries to become a world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonis...
18 May 2018 - Read more
CO2 targets for trucks are seriously challenging – Smart strategy for emission reduction is necessary
The European Commission has proposed today for the first time binding EU emission standards for trucks. The proposal contains a reduction of CO2 emissions from trucks by 15% in 2025 against a 2019 bas...
17 May 2018 - Read more
EU Budget proposes close to €100 billion for the Horizon Europe- FP9 Research programme budget for years 2021- 2027
Brussels, 2nd May 2018
The European Commission sent the request to member states and the European Parliament for the MFF - Multiannual Financial Framework overall budget (7 years) of more than €1...
16 May 2018 - Read more
Diesel Information Hub goes live
Diesel information hub is going live, to provide information including how innovative technologies in the diesel engine help reduce pollutant and CO2 emissions, how diesel caters to specific driver ne...
16 May 2018 - Read more
TRL updated study for GSR available
Cost-effectiveness analysis of policy options for the mandatory implementation of different sets of vehicle safety measures
Review of the General Safety and Pedestrian Safety Regulations : technica...
16 May 2018 - Read more
CLEPA fosters automotive suppliers’ research and innovation activities: three new members for the R&I working group
Automotive suppliers play a key role in innovating mobility and road transport and adapting the automotive industry to meet new global societal challenges and regulatory requirements. This drives the...
16 May 2018 - Read more
COSME call for automotive – Blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has published call for tender under COSME programme - Towards a common vision on addressing SMEs skills needs in the automotive se...
16 May 2018 - Read more
Update of General Safety Regulation will increase road safety significantly
A proposal for the long awaited review of the General Safety Regulation (GSR) by the European Commission is expected tomorrow in the context of the third mobility package. The review will make mandato...
16 May 2018 - Read more
Clean air: Commission improves car emissions tests further
Member States meeting in the Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles (TCMV) have agreed on the Commission's latest proposal to strengthen car emissions testing. New and improved car emissions testsbeca...
15 May 2018 - Read more
CLEPA May 2018 Newsletter editorial: A mission to subscribe to: develop, industrialise and manufacture technology solutions in Europe
In the third Mobility Package published yesterday, the European Commission, placed again a lot of emphasis, and rightly so, on the importance of innovation and investment. Decarbonisation an...
15 May 2018 - Read more
High-level Strategy Group on industrial technologies: Re-finding industry
The European Commission appointed the High-level Strategy Group on industrial technologies to assess, discuss, and recommend support for research and innovation in the area of Key Enabling Technologie...
08 May 2018 - Read more