SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry

Automobile sector welcomes provisional agreement on vehicle type approval but consumers express reservations

Brussels, 08/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has welcomed the inter-institutional agreement reached by the co-legislators on Thursday 7 November on the regulation for the type approval and marketing of motor vehicles. The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC), however, was more reserved in its response.

It should be recalled that the Council and European Parliament reached an agreement on the member states carrying out annual controls of registered vehicles over the course of...