Entries by Secretariat

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

7 May 2025 in /by

The 24th General Assembly and International Conference of CITA (International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee) is taking place from May 6th to 8th, 2025, in Istanbul. During the event, Marcin Barankiewicz was elected by the corporate members of CITA to serve as the Corporate Member Delegate. Marcin Barankiewicz brings extensive experience in the automotive sector, particularly […]

25/04-2025 – EU Commission Roadworthiness Package Update Proposal

25 April 2025 in /by

After a long waiting period, the EU Commission introduced a proposal to update the Roadworthiness Package yesterday. The focus is on introducing enhanced inspections, including periodic technical inspections for electric vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems, annual inspections for older cars and vans, and advanced emission testing methods to detect high-emitting vehicles and reduce fine particle […]

Leon Andriessen is the new EGEA President

23 October 2024 in /by

Dutchman Leon Andriessen is the new President of the European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA). The EGEA General Assembly elected Andriessen to head the association on September 9, 2024 in Frankfurt. He has been involved in the association’s political work at the European level for many years. He has already been the president of EGEA in […]

Marcin Barankiewicz is the new EGEA Secretary General

19 March 2024 in /by

Marcin Barankiewicz (42) from Poland will coordinate the work of the European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA) and its 11 national member associations from the beginning of April 2024. “We are delighted to have found in Marcin Barankiewicz a worthy and comparably well-qualified successor to Jordi Brunet Garcia. Jordi has done outstanding work for the European […]

The European Garage Equipment Association Joins the Global Right to Repair Movement for Vehicles

9 March 2023 in /by

Automotive Aftermarket Releases Best Practice Guidelines for Legislators BRUSSELS – March 09, 2023 – EGEA has joined other global association leaders to support the critical global right to repair movement by signing the new right to repair position statement. The statement enumerates the core beliefs of the movement and the objectives and intended outcomes of […]

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

24 January 2023 in /by

A vast majority of the automotive and mobility services ecosystem together with consumersurge the European Commission to urgently propose an effective sector-specific legislation onaccess to in-vehicle data Brussels, 24 January 2023 The Independent Service Providers (ISPs) grouping have written to President von der Leyen and therelevant College of Commissioners to put an end to the […]