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Verband der Automobilindustrie

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Verband der Automobilindustrie appears in 115 declared MEP meetings (46 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

115
declared meetings
with current MEPs
46
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) vereint mehr als 620 Hersteller und Zulieferer unter einem Dach. Darin liegt die Stärke des Verbandes: Der VDA spricht mit der Stimme der gesamten Branche. Die Mitglieder entwickeln und produzieren Pkw und Lkw, Software, Anhänger, Aufbauten, Busse, Teile und Zubehör sowie immer neue Mobilitätsangebote. Eine Mitgliedschaft schafft Vernetzung und Zugang zu den Entscheidungsprozessen innerhalb der…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 115 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party5850%
Renew Europe2522%
Socialists & Democrats2017%
Greens/EFA1210%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (28 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
7
2021
6
2022
11
2023
12
2024
28
2025
28
2026
22

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

Jens Gieseke
17 meetings · EPP
Peter Liese
12 meetings · EPP
Svenja Hahn
7 meetings · Renew
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
6 meetings · Renew
Tiemo Wölken
5 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Jun 2026Peter LieseAustausch
3 Jun 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive sector
3 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
3 Jun 2026Markus FerberAutomotive Package
2 Jun 2026Sigrid FriisCO2 CARS
23 Apr 2026Tiemo WölkenAutomotive Package
23 Apr 2026Andreas SchwabAutomotive omnibus
14 Apr 2026Peter LieseAustausch
26 Mar 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinCO2 Standards for cars
20 Mar 2026Pierfrancesco MaranEU Automotive Package
9 Mar 2026Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
5 Mar 2026Brigitte van den BergCritical Raw Materials
4 Mar 2026Norbert LinsAutomotive Package
26 Feb 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
24 Feb 2026Raúl de la Hoz QuintanoAutomotive package

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