Manifesto for Fair Digitalisation Opportunities

Broad coalition calls upon EU decision makers to put forward legislation by 2020 ensuring a genuine digital level-playing field for remote access to in-vehicle data and functions. In light of the new mandates of the European Commission and the European Parliament, a broad alliance of automotive sector and […]

FIGIEFA provides its feedback on the roadmap for the evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation

FIGIEFA is pleased to comment on the evaluation roadmap and confirms the important role of the sec-tor specific rules for maintenance & repair services and the distribution of spare parts. The MVBER and the Guidelines provided in practice protection against a number of distortions. Both currently serve as […]

OEM 3rd Party Telematics – General Analysis

To assess the technological feasibility of guaranteeing fair and undistorted competition in the automotive digital aftermarket, several European associations representing independent operators and consumers have commissioned a study to Knobloch & Gröhn, a technology consultancy. Through practical, in-real-life conditions tests, the industry experts have examined a number of […]

Policy Event – Connected mobility services at the crossroads – Now, which route to take?

Europe is on its way to connected and automated driving, and vehicles become the new mobility and services hub. This puts the EU at a crossroads: Will the future market for connected and automated mobility in general still be able to support innovation, competition and consumer choice? To […]

Manifesto for fair digitalisation opportunities

Broad industry coalition calls upon EU decision makers to ACT NOW to ensure a genuine digital level-playing field for remote access to in-vehicle data.Competition, innovation and consumer interests must be at the heart of the EU Digital Single Market. The undersigned coalition of automotive industry and mobility services […]

Updated Ricardo Survey of 09-2017 on Access to RMI for parts identification

Brussels, 1 September 2017 Parts Identification Survey – Final Report Download English.pdf

Security Concept for an Interoperable Telematics Platform

Nowadays modern vehicles are connected (WAN-Connection) to various systems outside the core vehicle network like, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) networks and/or also using the Internet for communication with different servers (service provider server, vehicle manufacturer server). Usually, these exchanges of data are controlled by a Telematics […]

Free Flow of Data

Brussels, 23 December 2016 Brochure 2016 – Free Flow of Data – Commission Communication – Input from the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Download English.pdf

Telematics and the automotive aftermarket

Brochure 2013 – Telematics and the Automotive Aftermarket – Maintaining equal opportunities for all participants in the automotive aftermarket download english .pdf

New Competition Law Framework

Brochure – The new competition law framework for the automotive aftermarket – Right to Repair Campaign, 2010 English .pdf | Deutsch .pdf | Français .pdf | Italiano .pdf | Dansk .pdf | Español .pdf | Norsk .pdf Leaflet – Opportunities for the trade of spare parts English .pdf […]

Euro 5/6 passenger cars type-approval legislation

Explanatory Brochure – The “EURO 5/6” Comitology Amendments on vehicle repair information – AFCAR Alliance, 2010 English .pdf | Deutsch .pdf | Français .pdf | Español .pdf | Polski .pdf

Euro VI Heavy Duty Vehicles type-approval legislation

Brochure – Access to vehicle repair & maintenance information for heavy duty vehicles – AFCAR Alliance, 2011 English .pdf | Polski .pdf