From today, European Union member states must be compliant with the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), requiring all new car radios to be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio.
The regulation applies to all EU member states, regardless of the status of DAB in each country.
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Denmark have already introduced laws mandating digital terrestrial radio in cars and other countries are expected to follow shortly.
According to WorldDAB, in the first half of 2020, more than 50% of new cars sold in Europe included DAB+ as standard.
More information and regular updates on the EECC directive and its implementation across Europe is available on the WorldDAB EECC factsheet.