Mike Bewsey, Chairman of the industry trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), discusses recent changes at ACEA and the future of the ACEA sequences. Described as the voice of the EU auto industry, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) represents many of Europe’s major car, truck, van and bus makers. Yet recently, it has been hit by the news of two significant departures. ...

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published the 2021 ACEA light-duty oil sequences. The ACEA sequences identify relevant performance standards for lubricants specifically tailored to the European market. Lubricants marketers have been blending to ACEA sequences produced in 2016, but after work began in 2018, the updated automotive engine oil sequences for light-duty vehicles ...

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has radically revised its 2020 forecast for passenger car registrations, down to about -25%. This is in the light of the major economic crisis facing the auto industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will effectively mean that the industry association expects car sales in the European Union to ...

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ACEA data has revealed that in the first quarter of 2020, the electrically-chargeable vehicle segment significantly increased its market share. It rose to 6.8% (from 2.5% in Q1 2019) against the backdrop of the overall decline in passenger car registrations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. By contrast, demand for diesel and petrol vehicles were said ...

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