Decrease of CO2 emissions
Vehicles sold in the European Union in 2014 were, on average, 2.5% more efficient than those sold the previous year, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, w...
01 December 2015 - Read more
COP21: more funding for RDI
In the framework of the COP21 taking place in Paris, two new initiatives were launched to promote research, development and innovation in the field of energy.
A group of 20 countries will laun...
30 November 2015 - Read more
Press Release COP21
30 November 2015 - Read more
EU budget for growth, jobs and competitiveness
On the 14th of November, Members of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement with the European Council regarding the EU budget for 2016.
The preliminary figures are €155 billion in...
17 November 2015 - Read more
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
On the 15th of November, Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc reitareted EU's commitment to road safety.
"Today is the Remembrance Day for all road victim from all over the world. There are too ma...
17 November 2015 - Read more
European Commission on RDE agreement
Today Member States meeting in the Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles have voted by a large majority on the second package of implementing measures to introduce real driving emissions tests for air...
30 October 2015 - Read more
European Parliament on air quality
During the plenary session in Strasbourg from 26 to 29 October 2015, the Members of the European Parliament will organize several votes on emissions issues.
In a first vote to take place on the 27 Oc...
26 October 2015 - Read more
CLEPA Diesel Statement
07 October 2015 - Read more
CLEPA statement on Diesel related inquiries in the US and Europe
With regard to recent inquiries by US authorities into so-called defeat devices, applied to vehicles equipped with a Diesel engine, CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, expresses...
07 October 2015 - Read more
European Parliament on Diesel
Demand for thorough investigation and cautious action
During its plenary meeting in Strasburg on 6 October 2015, Members of the European Parliament have asked the European Commission to open an enqui...
06 October 2015 - Read more
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Conclusion of an agreement between 12 countriers
On 5 October 2015, Ministers of 12 countries from the Pacific region (Australian, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zeala...
06 October 2015 - Read more
Joint Industry Statement Connected and automated driving
21 September 2015 - Read more
Increasing trade surplus with South Korea
Before the EU-Korea summit taking place in Seoul on the 15th of September 2015, Eurostat published several figures about trade between the European Union and South Korea.
Over ten years, the value of...
14 September 2015 - Read more
MEPs renew calls for serious road injury target
Brussels - The European Parliament has reiterated calls for a pan-European target to cut serious road injuries. In a vote today on a review of European transport policy since 2011, MEPs called for,...
09 September 2015 - Read more
Autonomous driving takes back seat as connected car rules prepared
European Commission and Parliament officials said on Thursday (3 September) that they were moving towards regulating connected cars, but are still a long way off from sealing new legislation on auton...
07 September 2015 - Read more
PR – Clean Diesel Campaign
01 September 2015 - Read more
Europe sales advance 9% in July as economies rebound
FRANKFURT -- European new-car registrations rose 9.1 percent in July as recession-hit countries such as Portugal and Ireland, along with the major markets of Germany, the UK, France and Italy, perform...
25 August 2015 - Read more
Why automotive electronics is the billion dollar industry of the future
Automotive industry plays a major role for any growing economy and also plays an important role in country’s rapid economic and industrial development. Indian automotive industry contributes signifi...
24 August 2015 - Read more
EU and Vietnam reach agreement on free trade deal
The EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense talks. Following a telephone conversation bet...
06 August 2015 - Read more
European Commission report on 10th TTIP negotiation round published
The Commission made public the report on the 10th round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which took place from 13-17 July 2015 in Brussels.
The text is...
03 August 2015 - Read more
Nokia’s HERE Maps sold to BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen
After months of negotiation, Nokia sells the HERE Maps division to the German consortium, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen for $2.71 billion.
The deal would see HERE Maps turn into an open platform, whi...
24 July 2015 - Read more
FKG hails “great” chance for European suppliers as sanctions yoke lifts
Scandinavian automotive supplier association, FKG is hailing this week's breakthrough talks concerning Iranian sanctions in Vienna as "great for Europe."
Iran has been on its knees economically for...
17 July 2015 - Read more
Air quality: Environment MEPs call for tougher new national caps on pollutants
As air pollution is responsible for around 400,000 premature deaths in the EU yearly, Environment MEPs on Wednesday tightened up Commission plans and called for more ambitious national caps on emi...
16 July 2015 - Read more
Plenary highlights: Greece, TTIP, emissions trading reform
July plenary session
The Greece debt crisis took centre stage during July's plenary session, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came to Strasbourg to discuss the search for solutions. M...
14 July 2015 - Read more