Welcome to the European Council for Automotive R&D
This website presents the European automotive industry perspectives on the need for research in light of future challenges based on a vision of products and services for the transport of people and goods on the road network which provide improved safety, energy-efficiency, environmental compatibility and affordability.
This website also presents the European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) as the European body for collaborative automotive and road transport R&D. EUCAR is an industrial association owned by its members, which are the 13 major European manufacturers of cars, trucks and buses.
EUCAR and its member companies acknowledge the importance of the research work partly funded through national institutions within the EU and through the Framework Programs of the European Commission in which the automotive manufacturers have played a key role from the outset. Over the coming years the industry foresees the need for an even greater level of collaboration and commitment of key players in order to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing efficient, safe, environmentally friendly, diverse and affordable mobility and transport in a world faced with scarcity of resources such as fossil fuels and raw materials.
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News
5th July 2010 - The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR), representing the major European automobile manufacturers in their common research activities, has confirmed Jaguar Land Rover as a new member. Jaguar Land Rover's membership officially began on 1st July 2010.
Press Release: Jaguar Land Rover is new EUCAR Member from July 2010
20th May 2010 - today EUCAR has issued a position paper in response to the European Commission's Communication on Simplification of the Implementation of the Research Framework Programmes. EUCAR appreciates the efforts made by the European Commission (EC) to address the administrative burdens experienced by projects' participation in the research Framework Programmes. In particular the Communication on Simplification of 29th April 2010 sets out a serious and creative plan for a reform addressing many of the difficulties currently experienced. This paper sets out EUCAR's assessment of the EC communication and provides a detailed analysis of current administrative burdens and where improvements could be made under the current administrative structure.
22nd April 2010 - today EUCAR issued a position paper outlining its priority recommendations for the content and structure of the Eighth Research Framework (FP8), to run from 2014. This is the automotive industry's initial contribution to debate on FP8 and is intended to initiate further discussion amongst all EU research stakeholders, aiming at an effective programme for collaborative research and a strengthened European Research Area. In particular EUCAR recommends that Mobility and Transport be included as a coherent theme within FP8, and further that a focus is retained on Road Transport and Automotive Research. The main recommendations of the paper are as follows:
- Structure the Eighth Framework Programme to include coherent research themes, in which mobility and transport is included as one of the priority themes.
- Allocate a significant level of R&D funding to the mobility and transport priority theme, recognising road transport and automotive research as a primary topic within that theme.
- Ensure consistent cooperation between the EU and Member States to enhance the effectiveness of research activities in the European Research Area.
- Embed solutions for administrative burdens in research funding into the structure of the Eighth Framework Programme.
- Continue to consult actively with industry to ensure its optimum contribution to the development and execution of Eighth Framework Programme.
Press Release: FP8 Priorities for Transport
