4. ACEA European specifications
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), which replaced the Comité des Constructeurs du Marché Commun (CCMC) in 1991, is a cooperative body bringing together most of the passenger car and industrial vehicle manufacturers present in Europe, i.e. some fifteen automotive groups and companies.
CCMC, and later ACEA, specifications are based on laboratory and engine tests, some of which are of American origin (ASTM, Mack, Cummins, etc.), but most of which are standardized or experimental procedures developed by the European Coordination Council (CEC) (cf. ).
4.1 CCMC specifications
Created in 1972, the CCMC published the first draft specifications for gasoline engine oils in 1973, and for diesel engine...
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References
In Techniques de l'Ingénieur Traité Génie mécanique
Standardization
Euro emission standards
The evolution of European standards for pollutant emissions from motor vehicle exhausts is summarized in figure 1 for the Euro I to Euro IV standards for the four...
Professional organizations
AAMA American Automobile Manufacturers Association (United States)
ACEA European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (Europe http://www.acea.be
API American Petroleum Institute (United States) http://www.api.org
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Lubricant additives suppliers
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Chevron Oronite Company LLC (United States) : Additives Division of Chevron-Texaco Corp. http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/NewOronite
Chevron Chemical SA (Europe) http://www....
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