Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | Yvo Volman Director | Access to In-Vehicle Data | — |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Yvo Volman Director | Access to In-Vehicle Data | SRC |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Michele Piergiovanni Acting Director | We met with representatives of AFCAR to discuss the revision of Annex X of the type-approval regulation (Regulation EU 2018/858). | — |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Michele Piergiovanni Acting Director | We met with representatives of AFCAR to discuss the revision of Annex X of the type-approval regulation (Regulation EU 2018/858). | SRC |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Jean-Louis Colson Head of Unit | Discussion on the aftermarket of the automotive value chain. Mr Colson was represented by his deputy Mr Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu, who was Acting Head of Unit at the time of the meeting. | — |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Jean-Louis Colson Head of Unit | Discussion on the aftermarket of the automotive value chain. Mr Colson was represented by his deputy Mr Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu, who was Acting Head of Unit at the time of the meeting. | SRC |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Action plan for the automotive sector | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Mark Nicklas Head of Unit | Action plan for the automotive sector | SRC |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Elisa Roller Director | Regulation to enable access to in-vehicle data | — |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Elisa Roller Director | Regulation to enable access to in-vehicle data | SRC |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Exchange on challenges of automotive market | — |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Exchange on challenges of automotive market | SRC |
| 13 Feb 2023 | Simon Genevaz Cabinet member | Access to vehicle data | — |
| 13 Feb 2023 | Simon Genevaz Cabinet member | Access to vehicle data | SRC |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu Cabinet member | Data Act Regulation and Specific legislation on ‘Access to in-vehicle data & functions’ | SRC |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu Cabinet member | Data Act Regulation and Specific legislation on ‘Access to in-vehicle data & functions’ | — |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu Cabinet member | Sector-specific legislation on “access to in-vehicle data and resources” | — |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu Cabinet member | Sector-specific legislation on “access to in-vehicle data and resources” | SRC |
| 17 May 2019 | Rolf Carsten Bermig Cabinet member | 'Access to in-vehicle data' and EC recommendation on '5G, cybersecurity and data governance' | SRC |
| 17 May 2019 | Rolf Carsten Bermig Cabinet member | 'Access to in-vehicle data' and EC recommendation on '5G, cybersecurity and data governance' | — |
| 08 Mar 2019 | Silke Obst Cabinet member | Connected and Automated Mobility | SRC |
| 08 Mar 2019 | Grzegorz Radziejewski Cabinet member | Extended vehicles | — |
| 08 Mar 2019 | Maximilian Strotmann Cabinet member | Data, mobility | — |
| 08 Mar 2019 | Silke Obst Cabinet member | Connected and Automated Mobility | — |
| 08 Mar 2019 | Grzegorz Radziejewski Cabinet member | Extended vehicles | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Created in 1997, the AFCAR Alliance speaks on behalf of a wide range of stakeholders representing motoring consumers, the leasing and rental industry, and a major part of the automotive aftermarket ranging from test equipment and diagnostic tool manufacturers, parts wholesalers, data publishers as well as independent and authorised repairers (please find a more detailed description at the end of this paper). Our aim is to promote free competition and fair access to technical information and more generally to all features that allow the wider "Automobile use" market operators, employing 4 million people in over 500.000 companies, to offer competitive repair and maintenance services to the 285 million motoring consumers and duty vehicles operators in the EU. Together, our SMEs constitute a dedicated supply chain, which ensures the competitiveness and dynamism of the automotive industry sector as a whole. Our members are an integral part of the European economy.
EU Legislative Interests
- C-ITS - Access to repair and maintenance information for passenger cars, heavy-duty vehicles, motorcycles and agricultural & forestry vehicles - Electric Vehicles - Revision of Vehicle Type-approval Regulation 858/2018 - Digital Single Market / Digitalisation / Digital Platforms/Digital Package - Internal market strategy - Industrial Digitalisation - IoT - EU Data Economy - Data Act - Autonomous driving - Competition Policy -EURO 7
Communication Activities
-Not Applicable-
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
The Members of the AFCAR Alliance are: 1.ADPA (Automotive Data Publisher Association) 2.AIRC (Association Internationale des Réparateurs en Carrosserie) 3.CECRA (European Association of Motor Trade and Repairs) 4.EGEA (European Garage Equipment Association) 5.FIA Region I (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) 6.FIGIEFA (International Federation of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors) 7.Leaseurope (European insurance and reinsurance federation)