Press Release: EU partnership to help 12 million car industry workers adapt to change and reinforce competitiveness

The European Commission and the main industry and workers' organisations in the car sector have formally announced a new partnership to help better anticipate and manage change in the EU's automotive industry. The initiative – which follows a high-level forum on restructuring in Brussels in October 2007 – brings together the Commission and the European Automotive Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) and the European Metalworkers Federation (EMF). It will monitor developments in the industry, while the partners will exchange know-how on managing restructuring in a socially responsible way.