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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

UK new van market feels COVID-19 impact, as registrations halve in March

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) market down -54.3% in key plate-change month. Just over 30,000 vans hit UK roads, as lockdown measures come into force and dealers close. Demand down across the board with most segments experiencing double-digit declines. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The UK new light commercial… Continue reading UK new van market feels COVID-19 impact, as registrations halve in March

UK new car registrations fall -44.4% in March as coronavirus crisis hits market

UK new car registrations fall -44.4% in March as coronavirus crisis causes showrooms to close. Steeper fall than during last financial crisis and worst March since late nineties with some 203,370 fewer cars sold in the month.1 Early SMMT analysis downgrades 2020 outlook to 1.73 million units, -23% lower than previous expectation. Sector re-deploys to… Continue reading UK new car registrations fall -44.4% in March as coronavirus crisis hits market

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 release 09 / 2020- vehicle registrations in March 2020

Date 4/3/2020 Flensburg, April 3, 2020. 215,119 Passenger cars (Passenger cars) were newly registered in March 2020. Compared to the same month in the previous year, the Corona crisis showed a decline of -37.7 percent. The number of commercial New registrations decreased by -39.6 percent, their share was 61.9 percent, private registrations lost -34.4 percent.… Continue reading Press release 09 / 2020- vehicle registrations in March 2020

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