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ECG - The Association of European Vehicle Logistics

Business group · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, ECG - The Association of European Vehicle Logistics appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€25k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has been the voice of the Finished Vehicle Logistics industry in Europe since 1997. ECG represents the interests of over 200 member companies and partners, from family owned SMEs to multi-nationals, and is the major champion of the European vehicle logistics sector.”

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“ECG represents all transport modes at EU level – road, rail, maritime and fluvial. ECG Members provide transport, distribution, storage, preparation and post-production services to manufacturers, importers, car rental companies and vehicle leasing operators across the European Union as well as Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Turkey and beyond. They own or operate more than 470 car-carrying ships, 14,000 purpose-built railway wagons, 23 river barges and more than 26,000 road transporters. (Source: ECG Survey of Vehicle Logistics in Europe 2025)”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists338%
European People's Party338%
Patriots for Europe112%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
3
2024
0
2025
3
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Alexandr Vondra
2 meetings · ECR
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Markus Ferber
1 meeting · EPP
Kateřina Konečná
1 meeting · PfE
Sophia Kircher
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Apr 2026Jens GiesekeVehicle Logistics
21 Apr 2026Beatrice TimgrenHeavy Transport Decarbonization
18 Mar 2025Kateřina KonečnáECG Dinner Debate 2025 - Driving the future: the role of finished vehicle logistics in Europe’s automotive industry
6 Mar 2025Alexandr VondraPresentation of priorities
6 Feb 2025Sophia KircherWeights & Dimensions Directive
4 Oct 2023Markus FerberWDD
7 Jun 2023Kathleen van BremptDecarbonisation of the logistics sector (APA)
21 Mar 2023Alexandr VondraEURO 7

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