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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is a global American automotive manufacturer with over 100 years of operations in Europe, employing approximately 56,000 people across 50 markets with manufacturing facilities in Germany, Spain, Romania, and Türkiye.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Danuše Nerudová (Member of the European Parliament) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

26 Nov 2025 · Automotive package

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles and

26 Nov 2025 · Paquet automobile

Meeting with Andi Cristea (Member of the European Parliament) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and

25 Nov 2025 · Recent developments in EU-US trade policy

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

25 Nov 2025 · automotive package

Meeting with Edoardo Turano (Head of Unit Climate Action)

5 Nov 2025 · Cars and vans CO2 review

Meeting with Victor Negrescu (Member of the European Parliament) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

5 Nov 2025 · Union of skills in motion addressing the EU's workforce challenges

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

5 Nov 2025 · Automotive topics

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

5 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on the next automotive package

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

20 Oct 2025 · Made in Europe requirements Small affordable cars initiative

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2025 · EU Automotive Policy

Meeting with Borja Giménez Larraz (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2025 · Ford priorities

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jul 2025 · Exchange on current challenges in trade impacting the automotive industry

Meeting with Sabine Weyand (Director-General Trade)

24 Jun 2025 · Current global trade and investment environment

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and

18 Jun 2025 · Single European Sky, Trans-European Transport Infrastructure

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jun 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

2 Jun 2025 · Automotive Action Plan

Meeting with Maria Isabel Garcia Catalan (Head of Unit Taxation and Customs Union) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles and

6 Mar 2025 · Hybrid meeting - Discussion on the draft Guidance on CAM under the EU-UK TCA

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and

21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of ideas with regard to the automotive dialogue

Meeting with Maria Isabel Garcia Catalan (Head of Unit Taxation and Customs Union) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles and Volvo AB

24 Jan 2025 · Online meeting - Discussion on the draft Guidance on CAM under the EU-UK TCA

Meeting with Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jan 2025 · Introduction and transport policies in Europe

Meeting with Tomas Baert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

12 Dec 2024 · Global Trade and Geopolitical context and implications for the automotive industry's transition to EV's

Meeting with Verena Mertens (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2024 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Sept 2024 · Austausch

Response to Working Programme of the ITS Directive for the period 2024-2028

26 Aug 2024

eCall: While we acknowledge the potential benefits of extending eCall to other vehicle categories, we have some reservations regarding the proposed implementation. Expanding the scope: We understand the safety benefits of extending eCall to a wider range of vehicles. However, we believe a thorough cost-benefit analysis is essential before implementing this expansion. It's crucial to ensure the added safety benefits outweigh engineering efforts, including the development and implementation of new systems and the potential burden on manufacturers. Regarding the proposed activity to determine whether Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) need to be adjusted following the extension of eCall, we believe that the current PSAP infrastructure is sufficient. The eCall system is designed to operate independently of the vehicle category, and PSAPs should be capable of handling eCall signals from all vehicles without any modifications.. Furthermore, we strongly advocate that the extension of eCall to M2/N2 categories should not lead to increased homologation test efforts. We propose utilizing the existing crash test data from light vehicle variants, or leveraging Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulations to assess the eCall performance in heavier vehicles. This approach will help minimize the burden on manufacturers and streamline the approval process.. SRTI: We support the proposed revision of the SRTI Delegated Act and acknowledge the importance of keeping the regulation up-to-date to ensure its effectiveness in promoting road safety. However, we have some concerns about the proposed changes: Adding new event types: We are open to considering the addition of new event types, such as "end of queue" and "emergency vehicles approaching." However, we believe that a careful cost-benefit analysis is essential to determine the real-world value of these additions. We need to ensure that the added complexity and potential burden on manufacturers are justified by the expected safety benefits. o End of queue: We recognize the potential benefits of this event type but remain cautious about its practical implementation and the potential for false positives or inaccuracies. o Emergency vehicles approaching: We are open to considering this event type, but only if implemented as a hybrid system on the emergency vehicle side that combines both direct and cloud communication. This would maximize the availability of such signals independent of the receiving technology in motor vehicles. Extending the geographical scope: While we understand the desire for a more integrated approach to road safety information sharing, we believe that extending the geographical scope of the Regulation should be carefully considered. We need to ensure that the expanded scope is feasible and does not create unnecessary complexity for manufacturers or costs for infrastructure providers. In conclusion, while we support the overall goals of the ITS Directive's working program, we believe that some of the proposed activities require further consideration and should be implemented with a balanced approach that prioritizes safety and efficiency while minimizing the burden on manufacturers and other stakeholders.
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Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

29 Nov 2023 · automotive data

Response to Update of standards for the 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems

24 Nov 2023

It has to be made clear that the updated standards for eCall regulation (NG eCall) only apply to vehicles homologated after March 31st, 2018. Vehicles manufactured prior to this date are not subject to the eCall requirements and are explicitly excluded from the scope of the regulation. In order to comply with the NG eCall regulation, manufacturers of new vehicles of existing types shall not be required to conduct new crash tests or re-homologation tests. Instead, a declaration of conformity should be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the regulation. This allows manufacturers to avoid unnecessary testing costs and expedite the implementation of eCall systems in their vehicles. While a voluntary transition to PS eCall is scheduled for January 1st, 2025, there is uncertainty regarding the readiness of all PSAPs and MNOs for NG eCall. It is important that a similar regulation for MNOs exists which is aligned with the implementation timeline of NG eCall regulation to ensure a smooth transition to NG eCall. This will help to ensure that emergency services can respond quickly and effectively to accidents and other emergencies. It is understood that hybrid solutions (CS & PS) are allowed under the eCall regulation from Jan. 2025 onwards However, it is important to note that according to the proposed NG eCall regulation from Jan 2027, eCall based on 2G/3G will be prohibited. Even if 4G/5G network availability would not be present in a certain area. In such cases it could be a safety benefit if vehicles would still be allowed (voluntarily) to fall back to CS eCall. This would ensure that emergency services can still be contacted even in areas with limited 4G/5G network coverage. It is important to have a plan in place to ensure that eCall from legacy vehicles are still received, as many vehicles with 2G/3G systems will remain on the roads for years to come. PSAPs should remain active for 2G/3G eCall for several years to ensure that emergency services can respond to accidents and other emergencies involving older vehicles. This will help to ensure that the benefits of eCall are extended to as many people as possible.
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Meeting with Inma Rodríguez-Piñero (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Sept 2023 · Rules of Origin in FTAs

Meeting with Reinhard Bütikofer (Member of the European Parliament)

23 May 2023 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

3 May 2023 · Euro 7, rules of origin, in-vehicle data

Meeting with Marian-Jean Marinescu (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and IVECO GROUP N.V.

15 Feb 2023 · Euro 7

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

2 Feb 2023 · Austausch zur EU-Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

25 Jan 2023 · Data Act

Meeting with Bernd Lange (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and Both ENDS

9 Nov 2022 · General exchange of views

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

20 Sept 2022 · Transition to electric mobility

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

20 Sept 2022 · FTA EU – Mexico Electric vehicles

Meeting with Marian-Jean Marinescu (Member of the European Parliament) and easyJet

12 Oct 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

13 Jul 2021 · Cars and vans in the Fit for 2030 package

Response to Technical requirements and test procedure for approval of intelligent speed assistance (ISA)

28 Apr 2021

Dear all, Please find attached our feedback concerning the draft delegated act on technical rules & test procedures for intelligent speed assistance.
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Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

22 Jan 2021 · overall trade agenda, EU-UK FTA, EU-Mexico FTA and EU-US relations

Meeting with Lucia Caudet (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

12 Jan 2021 · The current state of the automotive industry and EU Commission’s ongoing initiatives in the sector

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

23 Sept 2020 · Data strategy

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

17 Oct 2019 · EU-US relations; EU-Mexico FTA; Brexit

Response to Specifications for the provision of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS)

8 Feb 2019

Beginning 2022 Ford Motor Company (FMC) will deploy cellular vehicle to everything technology, or C-V2X in all new vehicle models in the US. C-V2X is the technology that will enable cars of the future and cities to provide fast, safe, secure communications. C-V2X is about enabling various technologies and applications in a city to integrate with each other and vehicles in order to share information to better mobility and enhance safety of citizens. This falls under the domain of the EU Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) which allow road users and traffic managers to exchange information which thus far has not been readily available and then allow them to coordinate actions. In order for FMC to provide ‘day one services’ within the C-ITS context in EU markets a forward looking, regulatory environment must be in place for ‘innovative solutions’ such as C-V2X to be properly acknowledged. Regrettably, the final draft of the C-ITS Delegated Regulation (DR) is considered by FMC to be neither sufficiently forward looking nor providing regulatory certainty for the deployment of ‘innovative solutions’ to foster a ‘hybrid communication approach’. Key Concerns: 1) Article 29 – Implementation of the C-ITS network The present formulation seems to imply that only stakeholders being part of the “C-ITS Network” as defined in Article 2 (“all operational C-ITS stations in the EU”) will be allowed to join the expert group. Such an approach does not foster a level playing field. The wording must be clarified to ensure that representatives of technologies not yet included in the scope of this regulation will also be allowed to join the expert group. 2) Article 33 – Review The review clause is still omitting critical elements to provide sufficient legal certainty with regard to maintaining a level playing field between technologies: - “Maturity” should be clearly defined. Without clarification of what this means it is very difficult to plan for the deployment of ‘innovative solutions’ to provide services. - “Interoperability” should be addressed at service level and requirements should be applicable in a mutual and non-discriminatory way between technologies. - The burden of maintaining compatibility and interoperability should be shared by all ITS services, otherwise no innovative technology would ever be able to be introduced. - No conditions or criteria are set to assess objectively when a “suitable migration path” is sufficient and permissible by the DR. - Previously deployed devices should also be required to perform certain software/hardware upgrades in order to maintain the continuity of the C-ITS priority services. -An Annex should be included in the DR with a template for the “technical file” to be submitted. 3) Data Protection - (22) ‘Without an appropriate legal basis’ could mean that consent could be withheld. It could be questioned that this could work for an interoperability based safety system. The confusion around the lawful basis for C-ITS stations and in the commercial area, compared to relatively straightforward analysis for law enforcement could very well hinder acceptance and adoption (trust) by the public, especially if processing is on the basis of consent. - (24) ‘End users should be informed clearly and in a comprehensive manner’. We will need more clarity and a thorough understanding of roles, responsibilities, etc. in order to inform end-users clearly and comprehensively. - (29) The draft DA notes at Recital 29 of the DA that the European Data Protection Supervisor has been consulted (although it does not appear they have provided an opinion yet). This must surely be assessed before the DA is finalised. 4) Cybersecurity / Certification Policy -We refer to our detailed comments on Annex III & IV in the attached document.
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Meeting with Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Miguel Angel Sagredo Fernandez (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

6 Feb 2019 · Implementation of the CO2 Cars legislation

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

6 Feb 2019 · emission regulation and compliance

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

30 Jan 2019 · Trade automotive issues

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Jul 2018 · Autonomous vehicle

Response to Improving the emissions legislation for Light Duty Vehicles

5 Apr 2018

Ford Motor Company welcomes the opportunity to comment. We congratulate DG-GROWTH on completing the enormous task of consolidating the 3 sets of proposals (WLTP 2nd Act, RDE package 4 and On-Board Fuel Consumption Meters) into the two document of the legal Acts and the Annexes, together comprising more than 400 pages of legislative changes. There are a number of important issues still to be addressed and a comprehensive set of practical proposals are already provided directly by ACEA. Ford would like specifically to highlight a number of remaining issues of key concern which are outlined in the attached document.
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Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

15 Feb 2018 · EU-Mexico FTA / US trade policy

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

5 Oct 2017 · EU's future, Industry, Single Market, Trade

Meeting with Reinhard Felke (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

13 Mar 2017 · Exchange of views on economic outlook in the US and EU and ensuing economic policy agenda

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

13 Mar 2017 · EU-US relations

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

1 Feb 2017 · Discussions on trade issues

Response to Real-Driving Emissions in the EURO 6 regulation on emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (RDE3)

8 Dec 2016

Ford is committed to offering consumers affordable high fuel efficiency and low emissions through what we call the “power of choice.” We offer a variety of choices ranging from our EcoBoost-powered gasoline vehicles and advanced technology diesels, to hybrids, plug-in hybrids & full electric vehicles. Ford welcomes the recent Commission initiatives on WLTP & RDE on stricter testing methods for the measurement of pollutant & CO2 emissions. We fully support efforts to ensure that exhaust emission test procedures more closely match the on-road conditions that customers experience under normal driving. We regret, however, the Commission is introducing this complex RDE regulation in multiple steps - changing the targets for manufacturers each time, eroding leadtime and making preparation for this new legislation an almost impossible task. Since the first two RDE regulations were published we have had to accelerate planning & make significant investments to ensure vehicles are developed, designed & produced in time for RDE Step 1 with a very short lead-time. Suppliers have now been assigned, contracts made & vehicle designs completed, based on this Ford can confirm that the costs of compliance with this regulation are severely underestimated by the EU Commission in their justifications. Current RDE3 proposal introduces without proper justification significant new measures to also apply from Sept. 2017. Assuming that the TCMV Committee will agree on those measures on Dec. 20 and the scrutiny of the European Parliament passes without problem, the final RDE3 legislation will be published in April/May 2017. Only then the manufacturers will know what they must do to comply with RDE3. In simple terms, the Commission is proposing significant legislation giving us only 4-5 months lead-time to comply. Another major issue facing our industry is created by the WLTP regulation that enters into force from Sept. 2017 (new types) & Sept. 2018 (all vehicles). These dates are acceptable only if the technical detail of the WLTP regulation does not interfere with the dates that were agreed for RDE (i.e. Sept. 2017 & Sept. 2019). Changing the dates for RDE would lead to major disruptions in the planning & manufacturing process for us, as well as our suppliers. The unprecedented short leadtime undermines the engineering robustness of delivering the required emission limits. Therefore, Ford also kindly requests the following points are adhered to: • There should be no further tightening or changing of the RDE legislation, except the steps that have already been agreed or where the details of the regulation need to be better. • Decision on RDE3 to be decided at TCMV on 20 Dec. so that the legislation is fully complete, fully robust & fully accurate. • Further adjustments on the RDE boundary conditions for LCV’s & other RDE issues to be tackled as laid down in Regulation 646/2016 should be addressed in RDE4 & decided without delay. • “Option 0” cold start approach for RDE should be confirmed. • A conformity factor of 1.0 for PN is feasible but the PN-PEMS instruments must improve & a suitable error margin greater than 0.5 must apply for PN instruments. • All PEMS instruments should be approved & we call on the Commission to issue a mandate to CEN to develop an EN-standard that will be the basis of a PEMS approval process that should be implemented by end-2017. • The quality of market fuels must be taken into account & improved to help reduce real driving emissions. We need predictability when new regulations are adopted; it needs time to implement changes which have major implications for our manufacturing. We need regulatory stability to generate a reasonable return on our major investments on delivering these low emission vehicles. We trust we will get support from the legislators to ensure that we have the time that we & our suppliers need to properly implement the new RDE3 requirements on future vehicle models.
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Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

12 Oct 2016 · On-going trade negotiations

Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner) and

21 Jan 2016 · Environmental issues incl driving emissions and CO2 post 2020, competitiveness

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2015 · Decarbonization of Road Transport

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

1 Jul 2015 · TTIP; Automotive industry

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

1 Jul 2015 · On-going trade negotiations

Meeting with Justyna Morek (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

16 Apr 2015 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

13 Feb 2015 · European economy - exchange rates - different FTAs

Meeting with Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

12 Feb 2015 · Introduction, Business Overview & Presence in Europe; Post 2020 CO2 emission targets for cars; CWP; EU Climate and Energy Framework

Meeting with Jos Delbeke (Director-General Climate Action)

12 Feb 2015 · Introduction, Business Overview & Presence in Europe; Post 2020 CO2 emission targets for cars; CWP; EU Climate and Energy Framework