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\u201cCentral and Eastern Europe is home to around a third of EU vehicle production and employs around two million across the value chain. With the ACEA CEE Automotive Hub, we\u2019re taking an important step toward closer cooperation and ensuring that national insights from this region are better reflected in EU-level discussions,”<\/em> noted Sigrid de Vries, Director General of ACEA.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coordinated locally by the Czech Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP), the CEE Hub will provide structured political intelligence, foster regional coordination, and support strategic outreach on EU legislation affecting the automotive sector.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis is about making our region an integral part of EU policy conversations \u2014 a strategic voice and not just a production base.\u00a0 This is a new kind of collaboration for our region \u2014 not just stronger links to Brussels, but stronger links between us. The Hub gives us the structure to work more effectively together and to speak with more clarity when it counts,\u201d<\/em> stated Zden\u011bk Petzl, Executive Director of AutoSAP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Together, these associations represent a region that is not only central to the EU\u2019s industrial fabric but essential to its future competitiveness and economic resilience as Europe transitions towards zero-emission mobility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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