European Automobile Manufacturers Association

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) represents the 15 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers. BMW Group, CNH Industrial, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Honda Motor Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, PSA Group, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, and Volvo Group.

EU vehicle manufacturers express concern on US investigation into auto imports — 28 May 2018, 23:56 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has expressed its concern regarding the initiation by the United States of a national security investigation into imports of motor vehicles and auto parts.

Truck industry reacts to EU proposal for first-ever CO2 standards — 17 May 2018, 12:51 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), representing the seven major EU producers of heavy-duty vehicles, takes note of the European Commission's proposal for CO2 emission standards for EU trucks, published today. This is one important part of a broader strategy to further decarbonise road transport – an objective to which the auto industry is fully committed.

'Active' vehicle safety most effective, new analysis of accident data shows — 15 May 2018, 13:00 CET

Ahead of the publication of the European Commission's proposal for new vehicle safety measures later this week, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) calls for a strong focus on active safety technologies, which can prevent accidents from happening.

Truck CO2 standards must not follow same approach as cars, industry cautions — 10 May 2018, 14:48 CET

One week before the European Commission publishes its proposal for the first-ever CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) urges policy makers to take into account the specific complexities of the truck market when setting the targets.

CO2 from new cars up as petrol overtakes diesel, 2017 data shows — 26 April 2018, 23:20 CET

The year 2017 saw two new and related trends in EU car registrations: an increase in CO2 emissions coupled with a rise in petrol sales, according to new data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).

Motor vehicles generate EUR 413 billion in taxes for EU-15, new data shows — 17 April 2018, 23:06 CET

The latest data shows that taxation on motor vehicles in the EU-15 is worth EUR 413 billion annually - about three times the total budget of the European Union. This figure is up 4% compared with one year earlier.

Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows — 12 April 2018, 16:44 CET

A report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that there is still serious underinvestment in electric vehicle recharging infrastructure across Europe, with only one in three EU member states providing incentives.

Auto makers equip all new car models with life-saving eCall — 29 March 2018, 18:33 CET

As of this Saturday (31 March), automobile manufacturers will equip all new car types with eCall; a system that automatically dials emergency services in the event of a serious road traffic accident.

Focus on vehicle safety measures with most tangible results, auto industry says — 21 March 2018, 15:32 CET

Before the European Commission publishes its proposal on the revision of the General Safety Regulation this May, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is calling on policy makers to focus on the most effective vehicle safety measures with the strongest positive impact.

Brexit: EU auto makers call for urgent action to solve sector-specific issues — 20 March 2018, 00:39 CET

Just a few days ahead of the EU summit, where the 27 heads of state are set to approve the European Council's Brexit guidelines, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is calling on the negotiators to pay urgent attention to sector-specific issues in order to avert potentially disastrous implications on the entire automotive supply chain.

EU-US automobile trade and production in context — 06 March 2018, 13:56 CET

In the margins of the Geneva motor show, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) reacts to recent discussions on possible tariffs on EU car imports to the United States by putting the trade relations between the two regions in context.

Safeguarding auto industry competitiveness, amidst Brexit and CO2 policy concerns — 31 January 2018, 17:10 CET

While the EU passenger car market grew by 3.4% in 2017, with over 15 million cars sold, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) now forecasts that growth will slow to around 1% in 2018.

Type approval: auto industry welcomes agreement on reformed system — 08 December 2017, 11:07 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) welcomes the fact that the European Parliament, EU member states and the European Commission reached a final agreement yesterday on a reformed system for approving vehicles before they are placed on the EU market ('type approval').

CO2 targets: Automobile industry reacts to European Commission's second mobility package — 09 November 2017, 00:04 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) takes note of the publication of the European Commission's second mobility package, including a proposal for post-2021 CO2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. ACEA will now work with its members to assess the full details of the proposals before continuing to engage with the EU institutions on this dossier.

EU market for electric cars highly fragmented, new data shows as Commission finalises CO2 proposal — 02 November 2017, 18:13 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. Based on these new findings, ACEA calls for an ambitious but more realistic approach to the electrification of Europe’s car fleet, just before the European Commission releases its proposal for post-2021 CO2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles next week.

Decline in diesel car sales offset by more demand for petrol; implications for climate targets — 28 September 2017, 15:42 CET

Diesel's market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% to 46.3% of new car registrations in the first half of 2017. In absolute numbers, 152,323 less diesel cars were sold. This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of petrol vehicles. Auto makers caution that this shift to petrol engines with higher CO2 values will pose additional challenges to meeting future CO2 reduction targets.

CO2 targets for cars: European auto industry sets out post-2021 framework — 13 September 2017, 15:09 CET

Before the European Commission reveals its proposal on CO2 targets for cars post-2021 later this year, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) laid out the industry’s pathway to future CO2 reductions at the Frankfurt Motor Show today.

Alternative fuel vehicle registrations - Quarter 2 2017 — 08 September 2017, 00:13 CET

In the second quarter of 2017, EU demand for alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) continued the positive momentum from the first quarter.

Brexit should not undermine automotive competitiveness, manufacturers and suppliers warn — 27 April 2017, 23:54 CET

Ahead of the EU-Brexit summit this weekend, European automobile manufacturers and suppliers today sounded the alarm over the potential damage that Brexit could do to the competitiveness of their industry, which represents 6.5% of EU’s GDP and provides employment to some 12.2 million Europeans across the continent.

ACEA publishes 2017 Tax Guide — 19 April 2017, 14:13 CET

ACEA just published the 2017 edition of its annual Tax Guide, which provides an overview of specific taxes that are levied on motor vehicles in European countries, as well as in other key markets around the world.

Auto industry expects stable market in 2017 — 08 February 2017, 18:14 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) shared its market expectations and some of its key policy recommendations for the year ahead at a press conference today.

Alternative fuel vehicle registrations: +1.2% in fourth quarter of 2016; +4.1% in 2016 — 01 February 2017, 17:15 CET

In the fourth quarter of 2016, demand for alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in the EU increased only moderately (+1.2%), with registrations totalling 168,103 units.

ACEA welcomes Communication on Europe's data economy — 11 January 2017, 13:38 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) welcomes the European Commission's Communication on Europe's data economy, published today in the framework of the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy.

Automotive industry joins forces on access to vehicle data — 01 December 2016, 13:52 CET

Europe's automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers have announced that they are joining forces to find a solution for secure and safe access to vehicle data to interested market participants. This announcement was made by the sectors' associations, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) at ACEA's conference, 'Smart Cars: Driven by Data'.

Policy makers should adopt 'whole-vehicle' approach to reducing CO2 from trucks — 22 September 2016, 23:18 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) urges EU policy makers to keep on track with their efforts to reflect the complexity of the truck and bus market.