EU: Public consultation on the future of the future of the EU automotive industry The EU Commission has announced a public consultation on the future of the future of the EU automotive industry. Feedback is possible until the 13 February 2025. The automotive industry is a key driver of Europe’s economic prosperity, supporting over...
EU: Update of the EU vehicle type approval to take into account new UN regulatory developments The EU has published a new delegated regulation amending the General Safety Regulation 2 which defines which UN ECE regulations are accepted in the EU. The full name of the new draft is Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation...
USA: Two new FMVSS for hydrogen vehicles The NHTSA has published a Final Rule which establishes two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The final rule is based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell...
EU: Vehicle indoor air quality partly regulated through REACH On 17 July 2023, the European Union’s Official Journal (OJEU) published Regulation (EU) 2023/1464, which added a new restriction on formaldehyde released from articles under Annex XVII to REACH regulation as entry 77. Interestingly, through this non-vehicle specific regulation, new requirements are introduced for formaldehyde...
China: Two new GB standards for connected vehicles China has published two new standards for connected vehicles: National Standard of the P.R.C., Basic requirements of security processing for intelligent and connected vehicle spatio-temporal data National Standard of the P.R.C., Basic security requirements of spatio-temporal data sensing system of intelligent and connected vehicle The first...
Canada: Winter tires regulation amendment Transport Canada is seeking public feedback on proposed amendments to the winter tire requirements through a public consultation. These items would require a complete regulatory process, therefore TC wants stakeholders to provide their feedback, comments and research data to justify moving forward with any of these proposals. The proposed ...
USA: Updates to FMVSS 208 (seat belt use warning system) USA published a proposed revision of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection”. This document revises Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection,” to mandate a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. It...
Canada: Updates to braking and electronic stability control standards Transport Canada is proposing revisions to six Technical Standards Documents (TSDs) referenced in the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR). These updates pertain to braking and electronic stability control standards for various vehicle types. The proposed changes include updating the Standard Reference Test Tire used for...
Ukraine: New vehicle type approval regulation Ukraine has recently published a draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “Some Issues of Approval of the Design of Vehicles, Their Parts and Equipment”. The draft Resolution proposes the adoption of a Technical Regulation for the approval of vehicle design, parts, and equipment, which will...
EU: Vehicle type approval regulation updated and aligned with UN ECE The EU the General Vehicle Safety Regulation contains in its Annexes a list of requirements needed to obtain the type approval. Most of the items on the list are references to various UN regulations, which often get updated. These references to the regulatory...
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