ECG - The Association of European Vehicle Logistics
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has been the voice of the Finished Vehicle Logistics industry in Europe since 1997. ECG represents the interests of over 200 member companies and partners, from family owned SMEs to multi-nationals, and is the major champion of the European vehicle logistics sector. ECG represents all transport modes at EU level – road, rail, maritime and fluvial. ECG Members provide transport, distribution, storage, preparation and post-production services to manufacturers, importers, car rental companies and vehicle leasing operators across the European Union as well as Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Turkey and beyond. They own or operate more than 470 car-carrying ships, 14,000 purpose-built railway wagons, 23 river barges and more than 26,000 road transporters. (Source: ECG Survey of Vehicle Logistics in Europe 2025)
EU Legislative Interests
Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy specifically Flagship 4 'Greening Freight Transport' In particular: - Weights & Dimensions (Directive 2015/719) - CountEmissionsEU COM(2023) 443/2 Other files of interest: - Eurovignette Directive (Directive 2022/362) - The three Mobility Packages - Electronic Transport Documents (e-CMR, eFTI) - Secure Truck Parking Areas - TEN-T & CEF
Communication Activities
Every year ECG organises a Dinner Debate in the European Parliament to enable our members, politicians and interested parties to come together and discuss views on topics of current interest or concern to our sector while dining within the European Parliament here in Brussels. Normally held during the month of March, these events are hosted on behalf of ECG by a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). The last Dinner Debate was held in 2025. See for more information: https://www.ecgassociation.eu/activities/events/ecg-dinner-debates/ ECG occasionally publishes Briefing Reports and Position Papers, which can be found here: https://www.ecgassociation.eu/publications-and-reports/.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Mobility for Prosperity in Europe - MPE www.mobilityeurope.eu Its secretariat is managed by the European Union Road Federation (ERF) 2024 membership fee: €1,000 European Logistics Platform - ELP www.european-logistics-platform.eu Its secretariat is managed by CLECAT 2024 membership fee: €750 Rail Forum Europe - RFE www.rail-forum.eu Its secretariat is managed by UNIFE 2024 membership fee: €800 Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe - ALICE www.etp-logistics.eu No membership fee IRU - International Road Transport Union www.iru.org/ 2024 membership fee: CHF 10,000 FAIB - Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium https://faib.org/home/ 2024 membership fee: €365
Organisation Members
ECG has over 200 member and partner companies active in the field of finished vehicle logistics, the list can be found here: https://ecgassociation.eu/ecg-members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.