IVAM Executive Panel, May 2017: automotive industry and climate protection

Microtechnology industry does not back German automotive industry unconditionally


Being part of the automotive supplier industry, the microtechnology industry has a great interest in a strong automotive industry. Representatives of these suppliers, represented in the IVAM Executive Panel, however, believe that the interests of the German automotive industry should not be protected under all conditions: no concessions should be made to climate protection in the interest of the industry and the economy; fraud attempts such as exhaust gas manipulation should not be tolerated; and it is necessary to work more intensively on alternative drive technologies.


The microtechnology industry would like to contribute to the development of eco-friendly drives. Drive technology is major application field for microtechnology in automotive engineering today and in the near future. More than 40 percent of suppliers from the microtechnology industry are working on drive technology, as the economic data survey conducted by the IVAM Microtechnology Network in early 2017 revealed. According to this data survey and data provided by the VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie – German Automotive Industry Association), electromobility is the most important driver for automotive innovations next to digitalization.

The IVAM Executive Panel is a group of selected experts and opinion leaders from industry and science.