Cecra

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CECRA, the European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs, is the European federation regrouping 26 national professional associations representing the interests of the motor trade and repair businesses and 15 European Dealer Councils on behalf of vehicle dealers for specific makes.

CECRA is composed of professional national member organisations in the sector of distribution, maintenance and repair of vehicles, industrial vehicles and motorcycles together with ancillary activities in the retail motor industry in the countries, which make up the European Union. It also represents all fuel retailers within the European Union.

CECRA represents on a European scale:

All 380.000 enterprises of motor trade and repair businesses, of which 120.000 are authorized dealers and repairers with a contractual relationship with a vehicle manufacturer/importer (71.000 of which are selling and repairing vehicles, 42.000 only repairing and 7.000 are selling spare parts) and 260.000 independent repairers.
The turnover of sales and service of vehicles is larger than that of the manufacturing industry and amounts to 800 billion € of which 630 billion € for sales of new and used vehicles, 80 billion € for repair and maintenance and 90 billion € for sales of spare parts.
Our members (sales and services) employ about 2.8 million people (of which 1.55 million are employed by authorised dealers, 1.15 million by independent repairers and 0.15 million in the distribution of spare parts). It represents 25% of the jobs in the entire automotive sector.
The net profit before tax was between 0,3 - 0,6% of the turnover in 2008.
All 110.000 fuel businesses with 440.000 employees and approx. 250 billion € turnover
All 12.000 motorcycle dealers with 81.000 employees and approx. 13,1 billion € turnover.

Source: CECRA 2009

The motor trades and repairs sector plays a very important role

in the european union's economy

CECRA is therefore the voice of the branch on European level

Financially it is entirely independent and it lays down its own policies. In the European retail motor industry, the organisation works as a consultative body for its members, and as a link between European associations of motor vehicles, European Commission, European Parliament and other European institutions.

CECRA was founded in 1983 on the initiative of representatives of motor trade association from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Since then the following countries have also become members: Austria, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Iceland, Israel and Russia are observer members. The Turkish associaton OYDER is an intending member since 2006.

CECRA has also 15 European Dealer Councils as members:
European Dealer Council BMW/MINI, European Dealer Council CITROËN, European Dealer Council FIAT/LANCIA, European Dealer Council FORD, European Dealer Council IVECO, European Dealer Council MERCEDES, European Dealer Council MITSUBISHI, European Dealer Council PEUGEOT, European Dealer Council RENAULT, European Dealer Council RENAULT VI, European Dealer Council SMART, European Dealer Council TOYOTA, European Dealer Council VW/AUD, the European Dealer Council OPEL and the European Council VOLVO.