The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) fully supports a revision of the EU rules covering heavy goods vehicles (the ‘weights and dimensions’ directive 96/53).
“Manufacturers need an up-to-date regulatory framework that provides sufficient flexibility to accommodate future transport developments and demands, and that strongly supports the development of the truck of the future,” stated Ivan Hodac, ACEA Secretary General. “With some adaptations, yesterday’s important and long-awaited proposal will represent a step in the right direction.”
ACEA welcomes the Commission’s holistic, ‘performance-based’ approach to vehicles and vehicle combinations, allowing aerodynamic improvements at the rear and to some extent the front, as an effective means to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles. Such an approach, if correctly implemented, will allow industry to further incorporate innovation into vehicle designs.
