As automotive suppliers worldwide prepare for upcoming MMOG assessment cycles, the MMOG assessment tool—developed jointly by Odette and AIAG—continues to serve as the de-facto standard process automotive companies rely on to assess logistics capability, operational performance and supplier readiness.
As the EU's VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) initiative moves towards implementation and Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) continue to evolve, automotive companies face a rapidly changing e-invoicing landscape. Recent discussions within the Odette invoicing community highlighted key developments in European standards work, national implementation programmes and ongoing efforts to maintain interoperability across diverse invoicing environments.
The Odette TG has agreed that DDS reference numbers should be transmitted within the ASN message at line-item level, providing a practical approach for automotive supply chains preparing for the EUDR, which will apply from 30 December 2026.
As implementation deadlines under the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) draw closer, automotive companies are now focusing on practical compliance solutions rather than legal interpretations.
Across the automotive industry, logistics sector, energy providers and
public authorities, many organisations rely on OFTP2 for the secure transfer of
business-critical information between trusted business partners.
The Odette File Transfer Protocol (OFTP2) continues to evolve to meet increasing cybersecurity requirements while maintaining the interoperability and operational stability required by global automotive supply chains.
As electronic invoicing requirements continue to expand globally, an increasing number of companies are required to receive invoices in structured electronic formats, often based on the CEN EN 16931 standard.
Managing OFTP2 partner master data often involves a manual exchange of technical information, creating additional effort when establishing or updating connections between trading partners. To simplify this process, Odette provides a practical tool, the PDX XML Generator.
The deployment of standard
digital messages to support communication across all Finished Vehicle Logistics
processes continuesacross the industry
with more implementations planned. Odette and ECG are also planning the next
steps to help automotive companies and finished vehicle LSPs streamline their
invoicing processes and meet the upcoming ViDA regulatory requirements.
The European automotive industry fully recognises the benefits to be gained from eInvoicing. After all, we have been doing it for the past 40 years! We also recognise the desire of EU tax authorities to introduce a single eInvoicing standard in an attempt to close the so-called ‘VAT Gap’ but we must strive to ensure that current, well established automotive eInvoicing practices continue to be accepted. We are pleased to report that progress is being made on this front.
