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.

COVID support for automotive should be channelled into green recovery, say CEOs — 20 October 2020, 19:09 CET

Leaders of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) call on EU policy makers and national governments to step up support to the auto sector, which continues to grapple with the fallout of COVID-19 while already at a critical juncture on the road to carbon neutrality.

Climate target ambition must be matched by supportive EU policies, auto makers underline — 16 September 2020, 17:46 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) takes note of the '2030 Climate Target Plan' unveiled today by the European Commission. The auto industry supports the European Union's long-term goal of climate neutrality by 2050, and wants to play its part in making Europe the first climate-neutral continent.

Only weeks left to save EU and UK auto sectors from EUR 110 billion 'no deal' Brexit disaster — 14 September 2020, 14:30 CET

With just 15 weeks before the Brexit transition period expires, European automotive industry leaders have today joined forces to call for the EU and UK to secure an ambitious free trade agreement (FTA) without further delay.

COVID: Stakes are high for European automotive recovery, new facts and figures show — 30 July 2020, 18:42 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has published its annual Pocket Guide that provides an overview of the EU auto industry, including the latest sector-specific data on employment, vehicle production and sales, road safety, R&D, the environment and trade flows.

Auto makers and electricity sector call for rapid action on charging points under EU recovery plan — 09 June 2020, 11:21 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Eurelectric welcome the focus on infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles in the coronavirus recovery plan announced by the European Commission.

Automotive CEOs and European Commission discuss recovery plan that bolsters economy and Green Deal — 14 May 2020, 23:09 CET

CEOs from across the automotive value chain came together for a meeting with the European Commission to align on the priorities for a solid recovery plan for the automotive sector, with a view to stimulating the wider economy and bolstering the transformation to a carbon-neutral society.

298 automobile factories operating across Europe, new data shows — 06 May 2020, 21:55 CET

298 automobile assembly and engine production plants operate in Europe today, according to freshly-updated data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4 billion for governments in major European markets — 28 April 2020, 18:37 CET

New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports.

Corona crisis: almost 1.5 million vehicles in production losses for European auto makers — 09 April 2020, 11:39 CET

Factory shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 crisis have resulted in lost production amounting to 1,465,415 motor vehicles to date, according to new figures published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).

UK trade deal: EU auto makers call for far-reaching agreement — 07 April 2020, 00:00 CET

The scale and ambition of the trade agreement that replaces the United Kingdom's membership of the EU must reflect the deeply intertwined nature of the automotive sector, urges the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). If not, this would not only severely damage the industry and the wider economy, but it could also hamper the roll-out of electric vehicles.

COVID-19: Jobs of over 1.1 million EU automobile workers affected so far, data shows — 31 March 2020, 18:19 CET

The jobs of at least 1,110,107 Europeans working in automobile manufacturing are affected by factory shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to data compiled by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Coronavirus: EU auto industry faces unprecedented crisis — 20 March 2020, 23:40 CET

The effect of the coronavirus on society and the global economy is unprecedented, with grave consequences for the automobile industry.

Auto industry sets out plan for carbon neutrality under EU Green Deal, amid shrinking market — 22 January 2020, 22:26 CET

Forecasting the first downturn in EU car sales in seven years this year, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) today outlined the major challenges faced by the EU auto industry, as it embarks on the transition to carbon-neutral transport.

Ferrari joins ACEA — 08 January 2020, 23:34 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) kicks off the new year with Ferrari becoming its newest member company.

Global auto manufacturers call for resolution of WTO impasse — 10 December 2019, 13:53 CET

The EU, US, Japanese and Korean automobile manufacturers have joined forces to express their concerns about the impending blockage of the decision-making process in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) appellate body structure.

Sales of zero- and low-emission cars highly unbalanced across EU, alerts auto industry — 29 October 2019, 23:27 CET

Sales of alternatively-powered vehicles are following a highly uneven pattern across EU member states, according to new findings from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

State of the EU auto industry - First half of 2019 — 20 September 2019, 11:54 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has published its Economic and Market Report covering the first half of 2019 with the latest figures on the registration, production and trade of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, both in Europe and around the world.

New study highlights lack of progress on infrastructure & incentives for alternatively-powered cars — 11 September 2019, 16:43 CET

At the start of a new EU political term, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is urgently calling for a comprehensive plan to enable the transition to zero-emission mobility in Europe.

Access to electric car chargers must be guaranteed, urge auto makers, electricity sector and NGO — 06 September 2019, 00:14 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), Eurelectric and Transport & Environment (T&E) are calling on the European institutions to facilitate a rapid roll-out of smart charging infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles.

Auto makers welcome conclusion of EU-Mercosur trade deal — 01 July 2019, 12:35 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc.

Auto industry revises 2019 car sales forecast to -1% — 28 June 2019, 00:28 CET

In the side-lines of its annual general meeting in Brussels today, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) revised its forecast for 2019 passenger car registrations downwards to -1%.

CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns — 25 June 2019, 18:45 CET

European Environment Agency (EEA) data issued yesterday confirm that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars rose for the second year running in 2018, up 1.6% on 2017.

Electric car sales not taking off in lower-income EU countries, new data shows — 09 May 2019, 13:59 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has published new data highlighting the correlation between the affordability of electric cars and their market uptake.

Truck makers call for EU-wide introduction of high-capacity vehicles to bring down CO2 emissions — 07 May 2019, 18:33 CET

As part of wider efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from road transport, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is calling for a policy framework that supports an EU-wide high-capacity transport system. This should allow for high-capacity vehicles - specifically designed to carry twice as much freight as standard trucks - to travel on dedicated parts of the EU road network. ACEA made this call to policy makers at an event in Brussels today.

EUR 428 billion in taxes generated by motor vehicles in EU-15, new figures show — 24 April 2019, 18:01 CET

New data released today shows that motor vehicle taxation brings in €428 billion per year to governments in the EU-15 countries alone. This figure - up 3.5% compared with the previous year - represents more than two and a half times the total EU budget.