European Automobile Manufacturers Association
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association is the main lobbying and standards group of the automobile industry in the European Union. As of February 1991 it is the successor of the CCMC manufacturers committee which was founded in October 1972.
Its members include: BMW, DAF, Daimler AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Europe, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Toyota Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group.
One major area of ACEA work including its predecessor associations has been in performance quality classifications for 4-stroke engine oils. That history goes back to 1919 that was renamed in 1985. The ACEA has its predessor in the CCMC founded in October 1972 by French, German, Italian and British manufacturers.
The ACEA is studying electric vehicle charging stations and expects that Type 2 Mode 3 connectors also to be used for home charging in the second phase after 2017 while still allowing Mode 2 charging with established plug types that are already available in home environments
European automakers to raise awareness of safety tech to further reduce road deathsPresidents
The presidency had been rotated among French, Italian and German automobile manufacturers.
