VDA welcomes EU-Indonesia agreement, to boost automotive business On September 23, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) welcomed the EU and Indonesia agreement on a free trade agreement after nine years of intensive negotiations. Indonesia is an important growth and diversification market for the German automotive industry. The agreement will create the necessary political framework for the German automotive in...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/25

IAA Mobility 2025 concludes with 350 world premieres, confirms schedule for next edition in 2027 On September 14, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced that about 750 exhibitors from 37 countries participated in IAA Mobility 2025. The event reported over half a million visitors. The number of trade visitors at the IAA Summit rose by more than 13% compared to the 2023 event. Over 350 world premieres and new releases wer...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/15

ns for natural gas- and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Average CO2 emissions decreased by 10.9% to 105.0 g/km. Truck registrations in August increased 16.6% year-on-year to 23,141 units and bus registrations surged 85.6% to 607 units. According to the German Association of the Automobile Manufacturers (VDA), domestic passenger car production in August was down 21% to 237,600 units and exports of passenger cars were down 24% to 177,700 units. Producti...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

orms and components, the battery revolution, and connected energy systems. Software Day (September 11): CARIAD will host the Auto x Software Conference, exploring software, AI, and cloud solutions in mobility. Top executives from VW Group, CARIAD, Qualcomm, Horizon Robotics, Dassault Systèmes, and VDA will discuss software-defined vehicles, infotainment, and automated driving. Urban Mobility Day (September 12): The event closes with talks on urb...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

VDA, Germany, welcomes EU proposal for tariff reduction On August 29, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) welcomed the European Commission's proposal to reduce EU tariffs on US industrial goods to zero, as announced in August. VDA now expects the US to reduce tariffs on imports of cars and car parts from the EU to 15%, retroactively to August 1, 2025.  VDA president stated that they are also watching the furt...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/01

VDA, Germany welcomes EU-US Joint Statement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment On August 21, Hildegard Müller, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), issued a statement welcoming the framework agreement between the US and Europe. The US will reduce its tariffs on passenger cars from the current 27.5% to 15%. The additional tariffs on parts, which amount to 25%, will also be reduced, resulting in a total tari...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/25

VDA, Germany requests EU to make USA now withdraw sectoral tariffs for automotive industry On August 8, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the deal between the EU and the US has so far brought no clarity or improvement for the German automotive industry.  The sectoral tariffs on cars and automotive parts of 27.5%, which have been in effect since April and May, respectively, remain in place and pl...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

arket is up 45%, reaching a volume of 463,500 units. Average CO2 emissions decreased by 10.2% to 107.4 g/km. Truck registrations in July increased 10.2% year-on-year to 26,990 units and bus registrations surged 39.5% to 636 units. According to the German Association of the Automobile Manufacturers (VDA), domestic passenger car production in July was up 9.0% to 347,100 units and exports of passenger cars were up 7.0% to 283,500 units. Production i...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/06

VDA, Germany critical of withdrawal of EU proposal on standard essential patents On August 1, the Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the withdrawal of the draft regulation on standard essential patents by the EU Commission will have significant negative consequences for both the German automotive industry and for technological progress in Europe as a whole. Standard-essential patents play a cr...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

VDA, Germany says US tariffs will burden German automotive industry On July 28, Hildegard Müller, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), issued a statement that it is fundamentally good that the EU-US framework agreement could avert a further escalation of the trade dispute. However, Müller said that the US tariff of 15%, including for automotive products, will cost the German automotive industry billions annually...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/29

VDA, Germany advocates discussion on rare earth and EV tariffs during EU-China summit On July 23, the President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the EU-China summit is particularly important considering the trade and geopolitical challenges.  The exchange should serve as a platform to address contentious issues and promptly seek solutions. For the German automotive industry, faster approval of exports of rar...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/24

19 new registrations for hydrogen drive systems. Average CO2 emissions decreased by 10.3% to 107.1 g/km. Truck registrations in June were down 33.3% year-on-year to 26,364 units and bus registrations were down 25.8% to 504 units. According to the German Association of the Automobile Manufacturers (VDA), domestic passenger car production in June was up 3% to 359,700 units and exports of passenger cars were up 5% to 274,700 units. Production incre...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

VDA Germany supports automotive companies for joint software development based on open source On June 24, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced that 11 companies in the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in open-source software development with support from VDA. They have signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The initiative's timeline envisages that the software scope for...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/25

ETAS joins Eclipse Safe Open Vehicle Core project ETAS GmbH has signed the VDA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and become a founding member of S-CORE (the Eclipse Safe Open Vehicle Core) project, aiming to build a European open-source software ecosystem based on a secure core stack and a code-first approach for the automotive industry. The initiative addresses key challenges such as increasing vehicle software complexity, accelerating time-to-m...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/23

VDA unveils 10-point plan for climate-neutral mobility, urges EU to increase EV support and flexibility On June 6, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has released a 10-point plan for climate-neutral mobility ahead of EU talks in Brussels. The plan urges policymakers in Berlin and Brussels to create the right conditions for long-term success in electric mobility and to support flexibility and innovation to meet climate goals. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/09

has achieved ASPICE (Automotive SPICE) Capability Level 3 following an independent assessment of its embedded software development processes for the embedded software product MICROSAR Adaptive. The assessment was carried out by external assessors, covering all areas along the V-model, based on the VDA scope. Capability Level 3 was achieved in process areas MAN.3, SUP.1, SUP.8, SUP.9, SUP.10, SPL.2, and SWE.1 to SWE.5. The SWE.6 process (Software...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05

were down 9.6% y/y to 22,805 units, while bus registrations were up 52.8% to 622 units. In May, German domestic passenger car production were up 19% yoy to 363,600 units, and passenger car exports were up 9% yoy to 283,700 units, according to the Association of the German Automobile Manufacturers (VDA). For the January-May, production increased 4% to 1,810,700 units and exports also increased 3% to 1,383,000 units. (KBA press release from June 4...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05

n 16.0% y/y to 23,121 units, while bus registrations were up 22.0% to 560 units. In April, German domestic passenger car production was down 7.0% yoy to 367,500 units, and passenger car exports were down 8.0% yoy to 276,300 units, according to the Association of the German Automobile Manufacturers (VDA). For the January-April, production increased 1% to 1,449,300 units and exports also increased 1% to 1,096,300 units. (KBA press release from May ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/07

VDA, Germany critical of limited US tariff relief for auto industry On April 30, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) president Hildegard Müller reacted to the U.S. government's recent steps toward easing trade burdens on the automotive sector. Müller said that the measures fall far short of what’s needed, offering only minor relief and applying to a limited set of parts for just two years. Müller welcomed exceptions that ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

VDA warns of global economic impact from new U.S. auto tariffs On April 3, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) issued a statement, saying that the new U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump marked a major shift in trade policy. It represents the U.S.'s departure from the rules-based global trading order, and this protectionism will hurt economies worldwide, reducing growth and prosperity, the statement said. U.S. consumers ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/04