Mr Lundstedt replaces Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler Trucks, who took over the chairmanship of ACEA's Commercial Vehicle Board in 2013, and went on to serve a second term in 2014. 

ACEA secretary general Erik Jonnaert said: ‘On behalf of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicle Board, I wish to thank Mr Bernhard for his strong leadership. We look forward to continuing this good work with Mr Lundstedt.’ 

Speaking after his election, Mr Lundstedt said: ‘I am honoured to drive ACEA’s commercial vehicle activities for the next year, when a top priority for our industry will be to continue to address one of our toughest challenges: the further reduction of CO2 emissions.’

In this context, the CV industry has formulated three recommendations to policy makers:

• To take full account of the complexity of the commercial vehicle market, which cannot be reflected in a “one-size-fits-all” approach;
• To improve consumer information, thereby further strengthening market forces. This will make the customer the best regulator;
• To foster close partnerships between all relevant stakeholders through a fully integrated approach, in order to double the annual potential of CO2 reduction.