Why ACEA's oil updates & EU CO2 rules matter for heavy-duty vehicles

Date: 15:00:00 - Jul 10 2025

Speakers: David Wright

The European Union is tightening CO₂ emissions rules - and at the same time, ACEA has updated its heavy-duty oil specifications.

These changes are already having a big impact on oil formulations, engine technologies, and what’s required from heavy-duty vehicle fleets.

In this webinar, David Wright from the UKLA will break down what these updates mean in practical terms.

You’ll learn how new oil specs and environmental rules are connected. And what lubricant suppliers, OEMs, and fleet operators need to do to stay ahead.

What you’ll learn:
1. What’s changed in ACEA’s heavy-duty oil specs and how that affects performance, emissions, and engine protection
2. How new EU CO₂ regulations are shaping the heavy-duty vehicle sector. Including the drive toward lower emissions and better fuel economy
3. What these changes mean for the lubricants industry, OEMs, and fleets. And how to adapt to the new technical and regulatory demands.

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Speakers

David Wright

David Wright is the Chair of ATIEL’s Quality Management System Committee. ATIEL is the technical and innovative hub of the manufacturers, the developers, and marketers in the European Lubricants industry. By drawing on the technical know-how of its membership, ATIEL promotes consensus on key technical, product stewardship and sustainability issues, ensuring that engine oils continue to contribute to improved wear protection, deposit control, lower emissions, and fuel economy CO2 emissions efficiency. An established and experienced senior leader with extensive experience within a variety of association, membership and public sector, not for profit charitable organisations operating in challenging, fast-moving politically sensitive and regulated environments at board level including leading organisations in senior roles involving defining and setting industry standards, working in partnership with government on programmes of change, and partnering with key industry stakeholders on lobbying and influencing the policy agenda of the day.