I am Director General of the ๐ช๐บ European Automobile Manufacturersโ Association @ACEA_auto, representing the 16 major EU-based car, van, truck and bus makers.
In 2023, the battery-electric car market share reached 14.6%. The adoption of zero-emission #vehicles on a massive scale must go hand in hand with suitable charging networks, stable grids, and affordable and sustainable #electricity prices.
Join Luca de Meo, ACEA President and CEO of Renault Group and Leo Birnbaum, President of Eurelectric and CEO of E.ON at @Eurelectric#EVision event to hear about the synergies needed between European vehicle manufacturers and the power sector to make the transition to climate neutral mobility.
๐ 6-7 March
๐ Autoworld Museum Brussels
Registration ๐ lnkd.in/dk936KXB#electricvehicle#EV#evcharging#data
๐ Did you know that almost 15% of car sales in 2022 were battery-electric but that today, only 1.2% of #cars on EU roads are battery-electric?
๐ ACEAโs latest report provides a snapshot of the makeup of vehicles on our roads, telling a very different story from the latest sales data.
With the average vehicle age rising and more #vehicles on our roads than before, find out why policies must be better geared towards replenishing older vehicles with the cleanest and greenest models.
โก acea.auto/publication/reportโฆ
European #truck and #bus manufacturers welcome the political agreement on CO2 standards agreed by trilogue negotiators today ๐ช๐บ
Failure to reach an agreement could have caused potential uncertainty by pushing back negotiations until the EUโs next mandate.
The revised #CO2 standards undoubtedly set the most ambitious targets globally, especially with respect to 2030.
Target compliance for manufacturers relies on vital enabling conditions such as carbon pricing measures and charging and hydrogen refilling networks suitable for heavy-duty vehicles.
Decarbonising heavy-duty #transport is a shared responsibility involving policy makers and other industries, as well as truck and bus makers.
With less than six years left before the significantly strengthened 2030 target, much more must be done to incentivise transport operators to shift rapidly to zero-emission vehicles ๐๐
๐ Today, Ambassadors confirmed a provisional agreement on lowering CO2 emissions from trucks, buses and trailers, the so-called heavy-duty vehicles (#HDVs).
Its aim is to further reduce CO2 emissions in the road transport sector & to introduce new targets for 2030, 2035 & 2040.
๐ฃ Iveco Groupโs Domenico Nucera to lead Board of Europeโs bus and coach manufacturers ๐๐
The EU recently agreed on highly ambitious decarbonisation targets for #buses and #coaches, but the focus must now be on ensuring equally ambitious enabling conditions, explained Nucera.
Manufacturers are continuously working on cleaner and greener models to help cut road #transport CO2 emissions, but we cannot tackle challenges alone.
Read more on Mr Nuceraโs appointment as Chairperson of ACEAโs bus and coach division ๐
acea.auto/press-release/ivecโฆ
๐ข DAF Trucksโ Harald Seidel to lead Board of Europeโs truck and bus manufacturers.
2024 will be a game-changing year for the European truck industry, with multiple legislative files on the table in the run-up to the EU elections and beyond.
๐๐ Truck manufacturers are already investing billions into new battery-electric and hydrogen-powered models, but Seidel emphasised that Europe must get the enabling conditions right to rapidly decarbonise heavy-duty #transport:
๐ฃ๏ธ Charging and hydrogen refilling infrastructure
๐ถ Effective carbon pricing schemes
๐ Support measures for transport operators to replace conventional #vehicles with zero-emission models
๐ Read more on Seidelโs election as Chairman of ACEAโs Commercial Vehicle Board: acea.auto/press-release/daf-โฆ
European auto makers are renowned for producing the greenest, most efficient, and high-tech #vehicles globally๐๐ ๐
๐ฉโ๐ญ๐จโ๐ญ But none of this is possible without the people who produce the vehicles we all rely on, they are the real champions.
Today, we are thrilled to spotlight @toyota_europe's Georgios, an engineer pioneering digital tools for aerodynamically efficient vehicles.
We are proud to support almost 13 million Europeans like Georgios. Together, we are #FutureDriven, securing highly skilled jobs for the future of #mobility.
#FutureDrivenVoices
LEARN MORE: futuredriven.eu
๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง BREAKING: European Commissioners seal deal to extend current EU-UK #battery rules by three years.
If approved by the Council, the agreement would avoid the imposition of a 10% tariff on the export of European-built battery electric #vehicles to the UK.
๐ค An agreement is essential for securing the stability of European electric vehicle manufacturing as it faces new global competition and moves into a critical phase of its green transformation.
GET THE FULL STORY: acea.auto/press-release/ruleโฆ
The road to green #FutureDriven mobility is just around the corner ๐๐๐๐
โก๏ธ Electrification
๐ Zero-emission vehicles
๐ Decarbonisation
๐ Sustainability
๐ฉโ๐ฌ Innovation in green tech
These are not just buzzwords; these are concrete goals our industry is driving towards at rapid speed.
Together, with our partners, we can reach our shared destination. What we now need is a bold policy framework that supercharges us forward on this collective journey.
๐ futuredriven.eu
Hear from auto industry CEOs what green #FutureDriven mobility is all about ๐ฅโฌ๏ธ
@ACEA_DG@DAFTrucksNV@DaimlerTruck@HyundaiEurope@JLR_News@MercedesBenz@VolvoGroup@volkswagen
๐ข A new chapter in our #mobility journey has begun โ and youโre invited along for the ride!๐๐๐
๐ ๐ Today, we are excited to reveal what #FutureDriven is all about! This next phase in our evolution will drive a ๐ green, ๐smart, and โ๏ธ competitive Europe for all Europeans.
๐ futuredriven.eu
๐ In just a week, weโll also unveil our #FutureDriven Manifesto, where we concretely outline how we can jointly make this a reality.
๐ค ๐ช๐บ We invite you to join us as together we drive Europeโs next mobility revolution!
Today, the @Europarl_EN voted for a more realistic approach to Euro 7, compared to what the European Commission put forward last year. Euro 7 still comes with a heavy price tag and at a very critical juncture in the industryโs transformation ๐๐๐๐
โThere can be no doubt about the industryโs commitment to improving air quality. That is why the auto industry has already poured extensive resources into the latest Euro pollutant standards, Euro 6/VI,โ
๐ฌ Sigrid de Vries, @ACEA_DG: โThese investments have paid off, as exhaust emissions are barely measurable today.โ
โก๏ธACEA now calls on policymakers to ensure that realism prevails during the trilogue negotiations, and not to let a disproportionate #Euro7 derail progress already made by manufacturers.
PRESS RELEASE: acea.auto/press-release/euroโฆ#RethinkEuro7
Wonderful to have joined Martin Daum for an inspiring conversation on what it takes to decarbonise #transport and thrive in Europe as a global industry.
Why does it take more than zero-emission vehicles for #sustainable transportation?
In the latest episode of his podcast, our CEO #MartinDaum addresses this topic together with Sigrid De Vries, Director General of theย @ACEA_auto.
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๐ช๐บ Europe needs a proportionate Euro 7 that balances environmental concerns and industrial competitiveness ๐๐งโ๐ญ
#Euro7 poses significant difficulties for manufacturers, which come on top of a historic transformation and an extraordinarily challenging economic environment leading to unforeseen costs:
โก๏ธ persistent semiconductor shortages
โก๏ธ disruptions to chip supplies
โก๏ธ inflationary pressures
โก๏ธ soaring energy prices
โก๏ธ consumer demand trailing pre-pandemic levels
In these challenging circumstances and faced with increasingly fierce competition from other global regions, policy makers must also safeguard European industrial competitiveness.
๐๐๐๐ Replacing older #vehicles with the latest Euro 6 models, together with rapid electrification, offers far greater benefits both for the environment and industrial competitiveness. A disproportionate Euro 7 risks derailing the progress already made by manufacturers.
๐ Get the facts: acea.auto/fact/fact-sheets-7โฆ#RethinkEuro7
"Itโs not just about having a thriving battery industry in Europe, but a thriving auto industry in Europe & UK. We make it very clear we would like to see the rules of origin temporarily libralised to policymakers both sides of the channel"
Sigrid de Vries @ACEA_auto#SMMTGlobal
"We really need to secure a level playing field for sustainably made European vehicles by defending fair & free trade rules & ensuring access to critical supplies"
Sigrid de Vries @ACEA_auto#SMMTGlobal
Looking forward to join @SMMT tomorrow at this important juncture for the European and UK #automotive industries. In the background of a rapidly changing global trade environment, ๐ช๐บ - ๐ฌ๐งtrade relations remain crucially important for our sectorโs continued success.
#SMMTGlobal
At #SMMTGlobal, taking place on Wednesday, our panel โShifting the dial: new automotive trade priorities for the Old Worldโ will be joined by
Nathaniel McVeagh @biztradegovuk
Dr Markus Thill @BoschGlobal Africa
Sigrid de Vries @ACEA_auto
๐จ "The @EP_Environment vote is an improvement over the @EU_Commission proposal, but still falls short in key aspects."
๐๐๐ โWe have long been advocating for #Euro7 targets and testing conditions that do not make #vehicles unaffordable nor jeopardise industry competitiveness โ for little or no environmental benefit,โ Sigrid de Vries, @ACEA_DG.
#RethinkEuro7
PRESS RELEASE: acea.auto/press-release/autoโฆ
๐ACEA's #Automobile Industry Pocket Guide 2023/2024
๐ข The ultimate reference guide for anyone interested in #automotive issues and related ๐ช๐บ policies, containing a wealth of facts and figures ๐๐
DISCOVER: acea.auto/publication/the-auโฆ
Euro 7 Council position: Step in right direction, but cost pressure remains high
๐ฌ Sigrid de Vries, @ACEA_DG: "Our industry is fully committed to tackling air pollution and climate change. We now call on member states, the @Europarl_EN, and the @EU_Commission to work towards a #Euro7 regulation that will enable us to focus on these dual objectives while keeping vehicles affordable and our sector competitive.โ
#RethinkEuro7
PRESS RELEASE: acea.auto/press-release/euroโฆ
#Euro7: good or bad for competitiveness? ๐ ๐
The regulatory environment in the ๐บ๐ธ & ๐จ๐ณ is more innovation friendly than the ๐ช๐บ ๐กWe need investment flexibility & ambitious charging infrastructure goals - @MANtruckandbus's CEO A. Vlaskamp
#RethinkEuro7acea.auto/fact/fact-sheet-euโฆ