Helpful Links on IMDS
IMDS Recommendations - statutory
IMDS Recommendations – Automobile manufacturers
Information on basic substances and raw materials
VDA – German Association of the Automotive Industry
The main objectives of the VDA consist in researching and producing for sustainable and advanced mobility. The interests of the German automobile industry on the national and international fronts form
mdsystem: The Most Important IMDS Contact Addresses
An HPE Service Centre helpdesk employee is at your service for queries on operating the IMDS, basic substances etc and that too in different languages depending on the country:
For queries related to materials please contact the automobile manufacturer directly, the contact details are also given on the mdsystem site.
IMDS Release 9.0: What is new?
IMDS Release 9.0: The changes in the IMDS Release 9.0 are aimed at improving the communication processes and material data quality since the IMDS is going to be used to an even greater extent for compliance tests in future. These changes are also going to have an effect on the IMDS processing in practice until now.
The IMDS Release 9.0 enhancements were defined by the OEMs and experts of the supplier associations CLEPA, AIAG and JAPIA representing the main geographical regions of IMDS (Europe
History: The End-of-Life Vehicle Directive
The recommendations of the 2000/53/EG guideline on end-of-life vehicles and the German End-of-Life Vehicle Directive form the basis for the creation of IMDS (the International Material Data System). The automotive industry voluntarily undertook to implement this guideline. According to the ELV Directive automobiles should lend themselves to almost complete re-cycling. The ELV envisages re-cycling and re-use of at least 95% of the vehicle weight by 1st January2014. Furthermore, automobile
