Tag Archives: Europe’s automakers

Europe’s automakers face new CO2 emissions headache

June 17, 2014   Sean

European automakers, already battered by the region’s economic downturn, face a fresh financial headache if the European Union implements, as planned, a new way of testing CO2 emissions from cars starting in 2017.

The EU wants to replace the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC) test, which measures CO2 emissions and fuel economy of new vehicles, by a more accurate United Nations-sponsored test cycle called the World Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP).

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Europe’s automakers worried by Japan free-trade agreement

April 07, 2013   Sean

Europe’s automakers are concerned that a proposed free-trade agreement between the European Union and Japan will benefit Japanese carmakers at their expense, industry association ACEA says.

“We are supportive of trade agreements that are equal, that offer the opportunity to export,” said ACEA General Secretary Ivan Hodac, adding that any deal was likely to favor Japanese automakers under existing conditions.

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