ACEA LIVE FEED - regulation_and_standards

Electric Vehicles: Turning buzz into reality

2011-06-06T13:04:38Z

Electric mobility will make an important contribution towards ensuring sustainable mobility and meeting the environmental demands of the future.

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CARS 21: Working together for a competitive and sustainable auto industry

2010-11-10T11:17:00Z

CARS 21 is the abbreviation of ‘Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st century’. Championed by the European Commission, the initiative was launched in 2005 to strengthen competitiveness and employment in the automotive sector while enhancing progress toward safety and environmental goals - at a price affordable to the consumer.

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Auto manufacturers agree on specifications to connect electrically chargeable vehicles to the elect

2010-06-24T11:50:00Z

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European vehicle makers welcome policy coordination around e-mobility

2010-02-09T10:44:00Z

San Sebastian, 09/02/2010 – The European automobile manufacturers welcome the initiative taken by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to discuss the opportunities as well as challenges offered by e-mobility during today’s informal Competitiveness Council in San Sebastian.

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European, Japanese and American heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers call for global policy

2009-12-04T07:20:00Z

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Communication on Block Exemption Regulation acknowledges strong competition in automotive sector

2009-07-22T14:04:00Z

Brussels, 22 July 2009 – The European automobile manufacturers call on the European Commission to swiftly define the future competition framework for vehicle distribution and after sales services in order to provide the legal certainty, clarity and predictability that the automotive industry needs.

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Intellectual Property - Providing a sound basis for European investors

2009-06-11T13:20:00Z

Robust intellectual property (IP) laws encourage companies to innovate and support investment in R&D. The automotive sector therefore welcomes measures to protect legitimate manufacturing interests and moves to drive out the counterfeiters. It is therefore hard to understand why the Commission would push ahead with plans to abolish design protection for visible spare parts.
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Design protection is essential

2009-06-11T13:19:00Z

The European automobile industry is traditionally a strong supporter of harmonised EU rules. With regard to design rights for visible automotive spare parts, ACEA proposes that the EU maintains and where necessary reintroduces a protection of at least 10 years across the EU. Abolishing design rights, as proposed by the European Commission, would harm competitiveness, lead to a loss of jobs and create no consumer benefits.

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International harmonisation of regulation is a high priority

2009-06-11T11:42:00Z

Common standards and regulations are essential to the competitiveness of the European automobile sector. They reduce costs, improve economies of scale and boost export opportunities in markets across the globe. Harmonisation also benefits the environment and improves vehicle safety. Technologies that cut emissions and bring safer vehicles to roads can be introduced more rapidly and more cost-effectively if regulations are applied globally and test criteria agreed internationally. ...

Streamlining Regulation

2009-06-10T16:15:00Z

The automotive industry is one of the most regulated sectors in the EU due to its highly complex products and the many issues that must be considered relating to vehicle use. Most rules define detailed technical prescriptions for which the specialist knowledge of automotive manufacturers is essential.

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Biofuel guidelines by vehicle and engine manufacturers

2009-04-29T15:27:00Z

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EU Legislators must ensure consumers have access to the right fuel for their vehicles

2008-12-18T11:14:00Z

Brussels, 18/10/2008- The European automobile manufacturers welcome the adoption yesterday in the European Parliament of reports on the fuel quality directive and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, but urge legislators to ensure consumers access to fuels that fit their vehicles and without confusion at the pump.

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Supportive framework is paramount to the future of vehicle manufacturing in Europe

2008-10-29T12:30:00Z

Brussels, 29/10/2008 - The European automotive industry is experiencing extremely difficult times with the sharply declining economic circumstances further limiting the manufacturers’ scope to absorb regulatory requirements and to respond to both changing and reluctant consumer demand.

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Common goals of improving fuel efficiency and fuel quality require a global perspective

2008-10-08T12:49:00Z

New Orleans, LA 08/10/2008- European, Japanese and United States heavy-duty engine and vehicle manufacturers agree that addressing common goals of improving fuel efficiency and fuel quality require a global perspective.

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European metal workers and auto industry warn that pending Doha deal puts EU manufacturing at risk

2008-07-29T11:53:00Z

Brussels, 29/07/2008 - The European metal workers and the automobile industry are extremely concerned about the content of the pending compromise in the Doha round trade negotiations.

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European auto industry rejects present EU position in ‘Doha’ trade negotiations

2008-07-18T10:38:00Z

Brussels, 18/07/2008 - With the WTO Doha Round entering into a critical phase, the European automobile manufacturers urge the EU Member States and the Commission to reconsider their policy in current trade negotiations.

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Alliance: Europe’s industries play key role in addressing today’s challenges

2008-07-10T09:48:00Z

Paris, 10/07/2008 - The Groupe des Fédérations Industrielles (GFI) together with the Alliance for a Competitive European industry (ACEI) today called on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States to work together with industry in order to define clear solutions to current and future challenges. GFI and the ACEI issued a joint statement outlining a number of key challenges requiring urgent attention.

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European metalworkers and auto manufacturers urge EU to better balance trade negotiations

2008-05-22T15:09:00Z

Brussels, 22/05/2008 - The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) oppose the conditions for Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) proposed within the framework of the current WTO ‘Doha’ Round.

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Automakers support development of improved market fuels

2008-03-04T19:06:01Z

Geneva, 05/03/2008 - The automakers all over the world strongly support the activities begun by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), aimed at ensuring the availability of high quality fuels in all markets.

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European Parliament calls for strengthening automotive industry competitiveness

2008-01-16T12:33:00Z

Brussels, 16/01/2008 - The European Parliament has given an important statement on the need to improve the regulatory framework for the European automotive industry, by voting in its plenary session, yesterday in Strasbourg, in favour of the report on CARS21 by the Industry Committee rapporteur Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE, Germany).

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Andreas Renschler elected president of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board for 2008

2008-01-10T07:32:01Z

Brussels, 10/01/2008 - The Commercial Vehicle (CV) Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has elected Andreas Renschler as its new president for 2008 ...

European automobile industry opposes abolition of design rights

2007-11-20T13:28:01Z

Brussels, 20/11/2007 - The European vehicle manufacturers oppose the abolition of design rights on car spare parts. The transition period of 5 years, as proposed today by the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee in a vote on the matter, comes nowhere near a feasible compromise.

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Improving competitiveness of the European automotive industry is first priority

2007-11-05T13:11:00Z

Brussels, 05/11/2007 - The European automotive industry has urged the EU today to truly coordinate policies towards maintaining and improving the strength of the European automotive sector. ...

The 4th ACEA commercial vehicle event…

2007-10-24T05:08:00Z

... has brought together industry and trade experts, politicians and EU legislators.

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ACEA President Marchionne calls for transparent and balanced regulatory framework

2007-07-11T03:03:00Z

Strasbourg, 11/07/2007 - “A prerequisite for improving the global competitiveness of the European automotive industry is a transparent and balanced regulatory framework”
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