Useful LinksThe imds professional team wishes to provide you with some useful links that might help you while working with the the IMDS system or attending an IMDS training:
Link: VDA - German Association of the Automotive Industry
Researching and producing clean and safe auto-mobility are the main objectives of the the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA= Verband der Automobilindustrie). The VDA nationally and internationally promotes the interests of the entire German automotive industry. Its members consist of automobile manufacturers, suppliers and manufacturers of trailers, special bodies and containers. The VDA represents more than 600 member automotive companies.
Link: CLEPA - The European Association of Automotive Suppliers
77 of the world's most prominent suppliers for car parts, systems and modules and 27 National trade associations and European sector associations are members of CLEPA, representing more than 3,000 companies, employing more than three million people and covering all products and services within the automotive supply chain. Based in Brussels, Belgium, CLEPA is recognized as the natural discussion partner by the European Institutions, United Nations and fellow associations (ACEA, JAMA, MEMA, etc).
Link: ZVEI - German Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
One of ZVEI's main objectives is to secure the competitive and innovative ability of the electrical engineering industry in Germany. We, the electrical industry, are the most important creative thinkers for product and process innovations in German industry, with a wide range of products varying from electronic components to system solutions for automation, energy, transportation, safety and medical technology.
Link: AIAG - The
Automotive Industry Action Group
The Automotive Industry Action Group is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of visionary managers from Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. The purpose: To provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry. AIAG's focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving trading partners throughout the supply chain.
Link: ACEA -
European Automobile Manufactures Association
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), founded in 1991, represents the interests of the fifteen European car, truck and bus manufacturers at EU level. Its membership consists of the major international automobile companies, working together in an active association to ensure effective communication and negotiation with legislative, commercial, technical, consumer, environmental and other interests. The members of ACEA are competitors in the automobile market place and support free and fair competition as a trade policy and a legal concept. ACEA is an Economic Interest Grouping. Its headquarters are based in Brussels and made up of the Secretary General and the Secretariat. In 1995 and 2004, ACEA opened additional offices in Tokyo and Beijing.
