European Council for Automotive R&D
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
2 FTE
EU Grants
None
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
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.