On 14th October, Vice-President Antonio Tajani re-launched the CARS 21 (Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st century) process. Launched in 2005 as part of the Commission’s modern industrial policy, CARS 21 aims at making recommendations for the short-, medium-, and long-term public policy and regulatory framework of the European automotive industry. This forum - which ETSC participates in - aims to enhance global competitiveness and employment, while sustaining further progress in safety and environmental performance at a price affordable to the consumer. Seven main objectives have been set-up for the next two years notably the conduction of an economic and statistical analysis of the factors driving the structural changes in the automotive industry in order to come-up with policy recommendations addressed to policy makers, industry and civil society. (Author/publisher)
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