The financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the automotive industry is severe. Both production and sales of motor vehicles have come to a sudden halt in most of Europe and other regions in the world. Workers who sit at home see their income reduced as their (temporary) unemployment benefits are lower than their salaries,… Continue reading News – Coronavirus: overview of EU measures to support industry
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Press Releases – Corona crisis: almost 1.5 million vehicles in production losses for European auto makers
Brussels, 9 April 2020 – 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). This figure – covering passenger cars, trucks, vans, buses and coaches – is up from 1.2 million… Continue reading Press Releases – Corona crisis: almost 1.5 million vehicles in production losses for European auto makers
Press Releases – Fuel types of new trucks: diesel 97.9%, electric 0.2%, hybrid 0.1% market share in 2019
Brussels, 8 April 2020 – In 2019, 97.9% of all new medium and heavy trucks (over 3.5 tonnes) registered in the European Union ran on diesel, while petrol fuelled only 0.1% of last year’s registrations. Electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) accounted for 0.2% of total new truck sales across the region, while all alternatively-powered vehicles (APV) combined… Continue reading Press Releases – Fuel types of new trucks: diesel 97.9%, electric 0.2%, hybrid 0.1% market share in 2019
Publications – Position Paper: EU petrol and diesel fuel specifications during the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting many areas of industry that are critical to keeping Europe moving and that ensure that essential goods and services can continue to move without interruption. However, reduced transport activity, especially of cars and vans with petrol engines, has led to a problem with stocks of winter-grade petrol that needs to… Continue reading Publications – Position Paper: EU petrol and diesel fuel specifications during the COVID-19 crisis
Press Releases – UK trade deal: EU auto makers call for far-reaching agreement
Brussels, 6 April 2020 – 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… Continue reading Press Releases – UK trade deal: EU auto makers call for far-reaching agreement
Publications – Position Paper: EU‐UK Trade Negotiations
Brexit has created an unprecedented level of uncertainty in the automotive sector. Indeed, any change to the deep economic and regulatory integration between the EU and the United Kingdom will have an adverse impact on automobile manufacturers. As this position paper sets out, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) calls on both sides to bear… Continue reading Publications – Position Paper: EU‐UK Trade Negotiations
Press Releases – Massive ramp-up of truck charging and re-fuelling infrastructure needed, new data reveals
Brussels, 3 April 2020 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has released new data on the number of charging points and re-fuelling stations required for zero- and low- emission trucks to meet the 2025 and 2030 CO2 targets. In terms of charging points for electric trucks, this means going from close to zero today… Continue reading Press Releases – Massive ramp-up of truck charging and re-fuelling infrastructure needed, new data reveals
Publications – Position Paper: Charging and re‐fuelling infrastructure required for heavy‐duty vehicles
The rapid deployment of a sufficiently dense network of charging points and re-fuelling stations for alternatively‐powered heavy‐duty vehicles is one of the key prerequisites for a successful transition to carbon‐neutral road transport. This position paper sets out ACEA’s estimates of the minimum infrastructure requirements, based on the recent political developments driving the shift to alternative fuels and… Continue reading Publications – Position Paper: Charging and re‐fuelling infrastructure required for heavy‐duty vehicles
News – COVID-19: ACEA letter to Commission Secretary General regarding public consultations
In light of the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) wrote a letter to the Secretary General of the European Commission regarding public consultations affecting the automotive sector. All manufacturers of cars, vans, trucks and buses in the EU have shut down their operations for at least two to six weeks and… Continue reading News – COVID-19: ACEA letter to Commission Secretary General regarding public consultations
Press Releases – COVID-19: Jobs of over 1.1 million EU automobile workers affected so far, data shows
Brussels, 31 March 2020 – 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). This figure only refers to those people directly employed by car, truck, van and bus manufacturers… Continue reading Press Releases – COVID-19: Jobs of over 1.1 million EU automobile workers affected so far, data shows