Entries by Secretariat

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 […]

European Commission’s proposal for Data Act welcomed,
but robust automotive-specific legislation urgently required

24 February 2022 in /by

Brussels, 23 February 2022 – A broad coalition representing a wide range of major automotive aftermarket stakeholders, as well as operators in the mobility services value chain, consumers, the insurance and the tyre industries welcomes today’s publication of the proposal by the European Commission for a European Union’s Data Act.The Data Act lays down important […]

Secure On-board Telematics Platform Approach

1 April 2021 in /by

Creating a level playing field for vehicle data access in the interest of consumers: Brussels, 30 March 2021 – A large coalition representing automotive dealers, aftermarket and consumers is calling on the European Union to take on board its proposal for a Secure On-board Telematics Platform (S-OTP) when legislating on access to in-vehicle data. In […]

Netherlands to start particulate measuring on 1 July 2022

29 January 2021 in /by

On 1 July 2022, the Netherlands will be the first country in Europe to start mandatory particle measurement for diesel cars Commercial vehicles and trucks. The Dutch government had already adopted a particle measurement procedure at the end of 2020, but now also within the PTI. Diesel passenger cars must have a manufacturer-mounted particulate filter […]