European Council for Automotive R&D
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Simone Ritzek-Seidl Cabinet member | Exchange on the Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector | — |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Simone Ritzek-Seidl Cabinet member | Exchange on the Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Elena Martines Cabinet member | Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector and competitiveness of the sector | — |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Elena Martines Cabinet member | Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector and competitiveness of the sector | SRC |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | Automotive industry | — |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | Automotive industry | SRC |
| 17 Nov 2020 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Opening speech at General Assembly | SRC |
| 17 Nov 2020 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Opening speech at General Assembly | — |
| 08 Jul 2020 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Relevance of the 2ZERO and the CCAM partnerships to the Automotive Industry | — |
| 08 Jul 2020 | Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General | Relevance of the 2ZERO and the CCAM partnerships to the Automotive Industry | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EUCAR is the European Council for Automotive R&D of the major European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers. EUCAR facilitates and coordinates pre-competitive research and development projects and its members participate in a wide range of collaborative European R&D programmes. The European automobile manufacturers are the largest private investors in R&D in Europe with over €80 billion investment per annum. EUCAR members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Honda R&D Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco Group, Renault Group, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group. EUCAR is legally part of ACEA with independent decision-making and financing (Membership fee).
EU Legislative Interests
As research and innovation association of the automotive manufacturers in Europe, EUCAR is following the implementation of Horizon Europe and the Partnerships relevant for the automotive industry. EUCAR is following the preparation of the next Framework Programme (FP10). EUCAR is a member of CCAM, 2Zero, Batt4EU Partnerships and the ETIPs ALICE, ERTICO, ECAVA and ERTRAC.
Communication Activities
- EUCAR website: www.eucar.be - EUCAR Project Book (https://www.eucar.be/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/%E2%80%A2EUCAR_PB25.pdf) - Annual EUCAR Reception and Conference - LinkedIn (https://be.linkedin.com/company/eucar)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ERTRAC – European Road Transport Research Advisory Council ECAVA - The European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance ALICE – The European Technology Platform ALICE is set-up to develop a comprehensive strategy for research, innovation and market deployment of logistics and supply chain management innovation in Europe BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association CCAM - Connected Cooperative Automated Mobility EGVIAfor2Zero - European Green Vehicle Initiative Association for 2Zero ERTICO - ITS Europe - European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Business Europe - Confederation of European Business
Organisation Members
EUCAR’s members are: - BMW Group - DAF Trucks - Honda Motor Europe - Hyundai Motor Europe - Iveco Group - Renault Group - Volkswagen Group - AB Volvo - Volvo Car Corporation