# CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry

European Parliament procedure 2013/2062(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / IMCO / INTA / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 337 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2013-06-20 and 2013-09-27.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report, 'CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry.' Amendments stress the automotive industry's strategic importance, jobs and trade-balance contribution, declining EU demand, rising demand for electric, hybrid and plug-in vehicles, innovation, labour costs, and trade policy; they address reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers in multilateral and bilateral negotiations, the CARS 21 High Level Group, free trade agreements, UNECE WP.29 standards and vehicle type approvals.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick JADOT | France | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96740.md |
| Adam GIEREK | Poland | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28379.md |
| Franck PROUST | France | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108080.md |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1909.md |
| Jacky HÉNIN | France | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28215.md |
| Marita ULVSKOG | Sweden | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96672.md |
| Kent JOHANSSON | Sweden | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/110365.md |
| Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI | Italy | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96915.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Preslav BORISSOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/116816.md |
| Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN | Netherlands | NI | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96905.md |
| Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ | Czechia | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE514.565: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.565+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE514.814: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.814+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE514.848: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.848+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE519.523: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-519.523+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2062-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2062-INI.json

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