Activities of Franck PROUST related to 2013/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry PDF (332 KB) DOC (174 KB)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Union’s automotive industry is of strategic importance to the economy and employment in the EU and points out that it delivers a sizeable positive contribution to the EU’s trade balance; notes at the same time, however, that many of our automobile companies are losing ground as a result of increased and sometimes unfair competition from third-country firms;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the industry is an essential driver for technological innovation and an important multiplier of growth; considers that maintaining a high level of innovation is vital for the industry in order to keep its leading edge in sustainability, technology and international competitiveness; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve their cooperation at European and international level in areas that have been under-exploited to date, such as power- train technology and step up their efforts to consolidate Europe’s leading position in international standard setting, thus ensuring that we can maintain a technological lead on world markets; stresses that public transport networks, traffic mobility and the technical breakthroughs of smart cities are powerful leverages for boosting the competitiveness of the European automotive sector; and highlights the role that public procurement can play in this regard;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expects the Commission to coordinate its own efforts more efficiently, in order to ensure that the CARS 2020 recommendations actually become operational and the failure of the first phase of the CARS 21 process (December 2005), when the conclusions reached were not followed by the necessary action, is not repeated; calls, accordingly, on the Commission to draw up a clear schedule of fast-track measures and, within its remit, to use its right of initiative, notably by drawing up guidelines, in order to coordinate and build on action by Member States and firms;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the consensus of the CARS 21 High Level Group that the Union’s trade policy should take full account of the importance of maintaining a strong and competitive automotive manufacturing base and is strongly convinced this should not be at the expense of labour rights and social justice or standards; regrets the Commission’s failure to get to grips with the central problem of overproduction throughout the sector, which is impacting negatively on the economy and employment, or devote anything like enough attention to restructuring measures; notes that these are factors causing the industry to fall still further behind its competitors; calls on the Commission to produce surveys of good practice in this sector, particularly on the part of some of our competitors (USA), in a bid to provide clear and ambitious solutions at both national and European level;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the industrial policy conclusions adopted by the Competitiveness Council at its meeting in December 2012; urges the Member States to pursue their stated aim of overhauling industrial policy in the automotive sector and firming up new arrangements for Europe-wide cooperation in that sector; points out that this closer cooperation on industrial policy for the automotive sector can take place either at Union level or on a voluntary basis among a number of countries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of multilateral and bilateral negotiations aimed at reducing and dismantling tariff as well as non-tariff barriers (NTBs); believes that the Union’s trade agreements and negotiations should involve significant commitments on removing NTBs that affect the EU’s automotive sector; calls on the Commission progressively to establish the principle of reciprocity regarding our trade relations in the automobile sector;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it essential for a cohesive and dynamic research, manufacturing production and value chain to be maintained and further developed in the EU;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to prepare an assessment regarding the impact of the Union’s tradeextend its ex ante trade agreement impact analyses to the notion of competitiveness in the automobile sector, carry out fresh studies following their entry into force and regularly assess the cumulative impact of agreements currently in force andor being negotiated so as to evaluate their cumulative effect on the competitiveness of our automotive industry.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their cooperation regarding the position of automobile companies on outside markets; urges them in particular to focus on the promotion of SMEs, centralise data of relevance to them through the creation of one-stop-shops throughout Europe and formulate a strategy for their inclusion in EU missions.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the specific measures for SMEs and mid-cap companies, in particular subcontractors, distributors and retailers and aftermarket firms, whichnotably by setting up regional one-stop-shops; considers that SMEs and mid-cap companies, in particular subcontractors, distributors and retailers and aftermarket firms, are those which are being hit hardest by the crisis; points out, at the same time, that such companies are an asset because their size and responsiveness allows them to adjust to change but are those which are being hit hardest by the crisis, and they have been the initiators of many technological advances; considers, therefore, that one avenue of development to be pursued is the diversification of SMEs’ and mid-cap companies’ commercial opportunities (through internationalisation and involvement in new projects);
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it essential to foster R&D into low-carbon technologies, in which Europe has a lead, and the roll-out of the necessary distribution networks, but takes the view that these technologies should be brought to market gradually and in the right way, so as to: - gear them as closely as possible to expectations on EU and international markets and ensure they will be accepted by car buyers, and - take into account all the environmental and social externalities linked to a vehicle’s life-cycle, to how it is manufactured and to the clean-up effort it necessitates;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b
Paragraph 20 – point b
b. the development of eco-innovations (lighter vehicles, driver aids, comfort) , connectivity) setting European products apart from the others;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. SNotes that EU funding may stimulate private investment in this sector, particularly as long as the recession continues to affect the European market, preventing it from making its full contribution to R&D funding; stresses the need to continue to pursue an ambitious approach to the funding of the green car initiative and SME development, which are clear priorities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – introductory part
Paragraph 35 – introductory part
35. Deplores the fact that, on the aftermarket, legal fragmentation is currently having an adverse effect on motorists and hampering fair and healthy competition within the industrial production system and between Member States; believes that legislation in thifair and healthy competition between Member States; calls for an approximation of legislation with a view to enhancing the purchasing power of motorists and maintaining and developing production lines based in Europe, particularly in the spare parts sector, and providing information for motorists area should be fully harmonised and calls on the Member States to take the following magarding their vehicle repair entitlements; calls on the Commission to accompany this with an in-depth study of the implications of legal fragmentation for the internal market, the European manufacturing steps:ector and the purchasing power of motorists;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point a
Paragraph 35 – point a
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point b
Paragraph 35 – point b
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes the need for greater transparency in commercial relations between manufacturers and dealers; takes the view that the introduction of a code of conduct for manufacturers and dealers would be a reliable way of achieving this; considers that this code should at least include clauses relating to dealer relocation, multi-branding and compensation entitlement for unjustified termination of the contract by the manufacturer in line with the supplementary guidelines contained in Commission Notice 2010/C 138/0;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Draws attention once again to the economic benefits for Europe to be gained from the formation of major new ‘industrial gianprojects’, along the lines of those in the aeronautics and space industry, in order to attain the critical mass required to face up to international competition; stresses that this projects may be organised at Union level or on a voluntary basis between Member States;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – point b
Paragraph 37 – point b
b. firms to the various marketing tools available (insurance including loan reimbursement in case of unemployment insurance, warranty extensions, vehicle sharing, internet sales);
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point a
Paragraph 39 – point a
a. coordinate Member State measures for promoting EU firms and protecting EU products and intellectual industrial property rights patents outside the EU;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point b
Paragraph 39 – point b
b. centralise all EU export instruments, in particular those geared to SMEs (Small Business, Big World), for example through the creation of a comprehensive, accessible and sectoral digital platform;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point f – introductory part
Paragraph 39 – point f – introductory part
f. gauge the impact of free-trade agreements (FTAs) on EU automotive manufacturing as accurately as possible by identifying the automobile industry as a priority sector, for example: