“We welcome Jaguar Land Rover and are convinced that their expertise and commitment in research and development will make a valuable contribution to the work of our association”, Marc Duval-Destin, EUCAR chairman and VP of Research and Advanced Engineering at PSA Peugeot Citroen said in a statement.
EUCAR was set up as a means to identify major relevant common R&D areas for manufacturers, as well as a tool to initiate, monitor and support R&D projects. In their own words, the work being done within the group will not be seen for the next 10 to 20 years, but the directions of the research are mainly the following: fuels and powertrain, materials and manufacturing, mobility and transport and integrated safety.
EUCAR involves in its projects members of pretty much the entire automotive industry, including suppliers, research providers, vehicle users, customers, transport providers, authorities and so on. Part of the projects those involved take part in are funded by the EU’s Research Framework Programmes.
“We are looking forward to working in close partnership with the European automobile manufacturers on common research activities”, added Tony Harper, head of Research & Advanced System Engineering at Jaguar Land Rover. “As the UK's largest automotive employer and one of its largest investors in R&D, joining EUCAR was an important step.”
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