The German Association of the Automotive Industry ^[1] or VDA ( German : Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. ) is a German interest group of the German automobile industry , both automobile manufactures and automobile component suppliers. It is member of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association  (ACEA).

The VDA represents carmakers, including BMW , Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz , but also counts foreign suppliers and foreign-owned carmakers like Opel and Ford among its members. ^[2] The group is located in Berlin , Germany .

Activities [ edit ]

The VDA hosts the Europe's largest motor show , the biannual International Motor Show Germany (IAA) in Frankfurt .

The VDA published a series of standards and recommendations. Among those is the German quality management system (QMS) for the automobile industry . The fourth edition was issued in December 1998, and became mandatory for all German car makers on April 1, 1999.

The VDA is a founding member of both the ENX Association (since 2000) and Odette International (since 2001).

Leadership [ edit ]

• 1989?1996: Erika Emmerich
• 1996?2007: Bernd Gottschalk
• 2007?2018: Matthias Wissmann
• 2018?2020: Bernhard Mattes
• 2020?present: Hildegard Muller ^[3]

See also [ edit ]

• VDA 6.1

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verband der Automobilindustrie .

• VDA homepage Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Documents and clippings about Verband der Automobilindustrie in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW