European Association of Independent Vehicle Traders
EAIVT
The European Association of Independent Vehicle Traders (E.A.I.V.T.)
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Lobbying Activity
Response to Evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation
24 Jun 2024
The European Association of Independent Vehicle Traders (EAIVT) is a business association within the automotive sector. Our members are players in the independent car trade, our focus is the European car market. Our contribution to this call for evidence refers to several matters regulated by both regulations, the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation MVBER and the general VBER, as well as the accompanying guidelines as issues related to these matters impact on competition practices in the vehicle trade sector. EAIVT contributed with input to the EU Commission around the drafting of former Motor Vehicle BERs as well as to the current regulations Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/822 (MVBER) and Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720 (VBER) and their respective guidelines. We are pleased to continue to share our insight with the Commission regarding the revision of the above-mentioned legislation and are submitting our opinion in the attached pdf.
Read full responseResponse to Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM)
16 Nov 2018
The European Association of Independent Vehicle Traders (EAIVT) would like to take this opportunity to give feedback on the roadmap / initiative regarding “Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM)”.
We fully support the Commission in their preparations to create a regulatory framework for the next generation of mobility and would continue to be available for more feedback throughout the process.
As an independent automotive stakeholder with membership in most EU member states we feel that the sector-specific cybersecurity and data governance measures have the potential of significantly impacting on our industry. We therefore do not share the view of the Commission in that “the economic, environmental and social impacts arising from this initiative are considered to be small.” Hence, in our opinion a proper impact assessment that addresses several scenarios and their different effects would be required to show that the effects may well result in more than just small economic impact. Based on the picture shown in the impact assessment, the Commission can then provide the “guidance on a governance framework for access to and sharing of data generated by connected vehicles” that adequately serves the purpose of levelling the playing field.
Independent operators in the automotive distribution and aftermarket, most of whom are SMEs, rely on legislation that provides for an unrestricted access to vehicle repair and maintenance data. A precondition to this is a functioning and effective competition in the market. This increasingly relies on the access to automotive data, more and more of which will be created by the cars themselves. It is therefore of the greatest importance for the functioning of fair competition in our market that this data remains accessible to market players in the repair and maintenance business as well as the distributors whose customers expect choice not just when buying their cars but also during the in-service period.
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