2025 has started incredibly busy and full of relevant issues concerning the Automotive industry in general, and the independent parts distribution and wholesaling in particular. The newly elected European Commission launched a series of strategic dialogues with relevant stakeholders, including FIGIEFA, to elaborate on its Automotive Industrial Action Plan, released on the 5th of March. 
 
In parallel, the work and technical discussions on the revision of the Type-Approval Regulation (Reg. 2018/858) have continued, and FIGIEFA, together with the AFCAR alliance, keep working intensively to find a fair outcome that guarantees cybersecurity while safeguarding independent operators' access to vehicle data & information via the OBD port. 
 
FIGIEFA also participated in and organised events in Brussels and across Europe during the first quarter of the year and looks forward to meeting most of our members and friends at Autopromotec Bologna in May, where we will host our next General Assembly.
 
All of the above and many more issues will be detailed in this first newsletter of 2025. We hope this information is helpful and of interest to your members, shareholders, and your entire network.
 
Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/93841ae04b65/figiefa-newsletter-april-2025