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TRUCK'S RULES * Europe: For cleaner and safer trucks
* Belgium - Flexible truck dimension rules will improve environmental performance
Brussels,Belgium -Autocar -Sept, 2014: -- The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has reconfirmed its commitment to cleaner and safer trucks following agreement of the Transport Council on the revised directive on the weights and dimensions of trucks... European industry has long advocated revising weights and dimensions rules to further increase the efficiency of the road freight sector. This includes using the most cost-effective solutions – such as permitting the wider use of the European Modular System (EMS). EMS greatly improves fuel-efficiency without negative safety impacts or increased road wear, and can be implemented immediately by all stakeholders at low cost... Should it become mandatory to re-design truck fronts in order to improve their fuel-efficiency performance, the lead time granted to the industry must reflect the complexity and expense of this exercise, bearing in mind that trucks are very complex to design and are also produced in small volumes. This lead time should respect the product lifecycle for a new truck, which is on average 10-15 years. This means that manufacturers need to know about a new regulatory framework several years before its implementation...
* France - Automobile CEOs call on EU policy makers to deliver on competitiveness and investment pledge
Paris,France -Autocar Pro -Oct 03, 2014: -- At its meeting on the side-lines of the Paris Motor Show today, the Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) formally welcomed the European Commission President’s pledge to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and to stimulate investment for the purpose of job creation... ACEA’s Board is made up of the CEOs of the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers. ACEA’s members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT SpA, Ford of Europe, Opel Group, Hyundai Motor Europe, IVECO SpA, Jaguar Land Rover, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group... Meeting on the final day of the seventh round of EU-US negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement, the CEOs also reiterated their support for TTIP, calling for a comprehensive automotive deal, which includes the elimination of both tariffs and non-tariff barriers through regulatory convergence...
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