ACEA LIVE FEED - trade

International Trade Background: A Strategic Interest for Europe

2011-10-10T13:11:24Z

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‘Scoping exercise’ for assessing trade negotiations EU-Japan must cover all relevant fields

2011-05-28T14:32:00Z

Brussels, 28 May 2011 - ACEA, the European automobile industry’s trade association, takes due note of the fact that the EU has not given unconditional green light for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan, today, as the merits, conditions and consequences of such an agreement are not sufficiently established and assessed at present

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European Parliament’s INTA committee cements improvements to safeguard regulation

2011-01-27T13:51:00Z

Brussels, 27 January 2011–The European automobile industry welcomes the vote, yesterday, by the INTA Committee of the European Parliament in favour of the amended safeguard regulation accompanying the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea.

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Auto industry underlines conditional nature of today’s Council decision

2010-09-16T11:06:00Z

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Auto industry welcomes Parliament’s vote for stronger safeguards in connection to trade deal with So

2010-09-07T12:48:01Z

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Auto industry concerned by price hike in iron ore

2010-03-31T12:04:00Z

The European automobile industry is very concerned by the sudden and massive increase in the price of iron ore, a crucial material for producing steel. The leading iron ore exporters announced, yesterday, steps to raise their prices by more than 80%. Such excessive and unpredictable pricing policy would affect the competitiveness of manufacturing in Europe, including the automotive industry

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Trade deal with Korea goes against the interest of major European industries and their workforce

2009-10-15T09:50:00Z

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Open Letter to EU Member States on FTA South Korea

2009-09-28T09:02:00Z

Brussels, 28/09/2009 - The European Commission should improve the conditions of the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea and ensure a more transparent process for all stakeholders.

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European metal and textile workers oppose trade deal with South Korea

2009-09-18T10:14:00Z

September 2009 – The European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) and the European Trade Union Federation Textiles, Clothing and Leather (ETUF:TCL) oppose the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea in its current form. ...

EU industries insist on improving trade deal with South Korea

2009-07-14T09:53:00Z

Brussels, 13/07/2009 – The 133 Committee meeting of EU Member States representatives, on Friday 10 July in Brussels, did not give the green light to closing trade negotiations with South Korea.

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EU governments must denounce unfair competition to European industries in trade conditions for South

2009-07-08T07:58:00Z

Brussels, 08/07/2009 – EU governments should not accept to close the current free trade negotiations with South Korea before a balanced outcome is assured in order to safeguard competitiveness and employment levels in Europe.

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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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International Trade - Mutual benefits in opening markets

2009-06-10T16:14:00Z

The European automotive industry has a reputation for delivering quality products around the globe. Opportunities to develop trade abroad should be pursued and manufacturers support steps to remove barriers such as unreasonable import tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTB). ...

The EU is negotiating an FTA with South Korea – Facts and figures

2009-04-06T12:04:00Z

April 2009 - Negotiations between the EU and South Korea to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) are in a decisive stage. The European vehicle industry is worried about the content of the FTA and insists the EU only signs a balanced agreement.

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European automobile industry requests EU to suspend trade negotiations with South Korea

2009-02-05T13:12:00Z

Brussels, 05/02/2009 – The European automobile manufacturers request the EU member states to decline the unbalanced proposal for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea and revise the timeline for concluding negotiations.

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Free trade agreement with South Korea must follow EU principles of mutual benefit and fair market ac

2008-11-03T13:09:00Z

Brussels, 3 November 2008 - The European automotive industry is strongly concerned about the prospective highly unbalanced outcome of the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea.

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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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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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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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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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The Chinese market is becoming ever more important

2006-12-08T04:26:00Z

Between 1999 and 2003, China tripled its output of passenger cars and doubled the production of trucks. Long term, the country's rapid economic growth is likely to be reflected in continuing increased demand for vehicles, and some forecasts see China being the third biggest market worldwide by 2010. Chinese automotive manufacturers would benefit from the introduction of free trade and common standards, applied in the other major world automobile markets.
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