European Garage Equipment Association

Providing better information, international standards, best practices and an effective regulatory structure to the Garage and Test equipment Industry!

Welcome

The European Garage Equipment Association aisbl was formed in 1980 and regroups 11 national professional associations and 3 companies representing the interests of both manufacturers and importers of garage equipment.

EGEA objective is to ensure that its associations’ members can provide the best equipment and service to the automotive aftermarket by striving to keep members up-to-date concerning new vehicle technologies and legislative and standardisation requirements and thus be competitive in the garage and test equipment supply, service and calibration industry.

Next Exhibition

Automechanika – Mexico City

16/07/2025 – 18/07/2025

Centro Citibanamex

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Press releases

07/05/2025 – Marcin Barankiewicz Elected as CITA Corporate Member Delegate

25/04/2025 – EU Commission Roadworthiness Update Proposal

30/01/2025 – Strategic Dialogue – Joint Statement By The Independent Service Providers Group

23/10/2024 – Leon Adriessen is the new EGEA President

18/10/2024 – Access to Data – ISP Letter to President Ursula von der Leyen

19/03/2024 – Marcin Barankievicz is the new EGEA Secretary General

09/03/2023 – The European Garage Equipment Association Joins the Global Right to Repair Movement for Vehicles

24/01/2023 – Release the handbrake! End delays to legislative proposal on access to in-vehicle data and unleash Europe’s data-driven mobility markets

24/11/2022 – Frank Beujean is the new EGEA President

24/02/2022 – European Commission’s proposal for Data Act welcomed, but robust automotive-specific legislation urgently required

13/09/2021 – Creating a level playing field for vehicle data access:

30/03/2021 – Secure On-board Telematics Platform: Creating a level playing field for vehicle data access in the interest of consumers

29/01/2021 – Netherlands to start particulate measuring on 1 July 2022

17/05/2018 – EC Mobility Package outlines vision for automated mobility but fails to set out a clear plan for access to in-vehicle data

21/12/2017 – EGEA welcomes the agreement on the reform of type-approval and EU’s support to maintain the standardised OBD connector open!

Publications

EGEA SUSPENSION TESTER OPEN SPECIFICATIONS

NEW VIDEO! THE IMPORTANCE OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION

BEST PRACTISE FOR ADAS REPAIR AND CALIBRATION

EQUIP AUTO ON TOUR’S DATES AND VENUES IN 2021:

EQUIP AUTO displays its evolution and commitment with a new visual identity, a new signature ”reinventing services for mobility”!

23/07/2020 – FOR A RESILIENT AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET ENSURING SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN MOBILITY

23/04/2018 – EGEA together with 10 other associations calling upon EU decision makers to ACT NOW on remote access to in-vehicle data!

19/04/2018 – Vehicle Type-Approval framework revision: The EU Parliament endorses new rules for type-approval and market surveillance of cars in the EU.

15/03/2018 – The European Parliament calls for EU Regulation on Access to Car Data!

Newsletters

EGEA INSIDE – JUNE 2025

EGEA is proud to present the summer 2025 edition of the” EGEA Inside “ newsletter, where we collect topics of interest to our industry.

We hope you enjoy reading.