FNA: National Automobile Federation
Fédération Nationale de l'Automobile (FNA) is an organization of automotive craftsmen in France. Its purpose is to present professionals from the French automotive industry. The FNA has existed since 1921 and today has mandates in various bodies both in France and in Europe.
🔍 What is FNA?
La FNCor National Automobile Federation, a French professional organization dependent on the interests of the automotive industry. She also responds to the name National Federation of Automotive Crafts.
The ancestor of the FNA, the Federation of Chambers of Trade Unions of Automotive Agents of France and the Colonies, was created in 1921... After a name change in 1935, it became the National Federation of Trade and Automotive Crafts (FNCAA) in 1952. It last changed its name in 1996 and then became FNA.
Internationally, FNA leadsAESRA (European Association for Automotive Service and Repair), formed in 1994 together with seven other European countries.
🚘 What is the role of FNA?
In line with its values, FNA has six objectives: Help, support and information... Thus, he states his missions:
- Participate in advisory bodies;
- To represent and defend the interests of automotive technicians in government agencies;
- To represent the same craftsmen with the bodies and organizations of the profession;
- To inform, raise awareness and support automotive professionals in their work;
- Help the development of car craftsmen;
- Legal protection of the general interests of the profession.
In short, the main task of FNA is promote automotive excellence... To this end, the association is responsible for representing and protecting the interests of the companies whose activities it is. During the coronavirus pandemic, the FNA in its opening letter to the government highlighted concern about the situation with automotive professionals.
Therefore, for automotive technicians, FNA has representative role with French and European government bodies, as well as with professional organizations such as IRP Auto, ANFA, IPSA, GNFA, etc. He is also involved in the negotiations for a national collective agreement for automotive services.
In recent years, FNA has striven to renew and modernize itself, in particular by becoming a true service platform. Thus, FNA created a mobile app to support car craftsmen and their customers with a digital maintenance book.
FNA also offers a range of legal services (provided by lawyers to auto masters, documentary base, etc.),guarantee (Social security for chefs and company managers, or GSC), mediation or continuing education with CFPA, its automotive training and advertising center.
🚗 How to become an FNA member?
FNA is federation : to join it you must be a part of it member... If you are an automotive and mobility professional, you can join FNA. The goal is to come together to be heard and weigh more.
FNA aims to VSE and SMEs in the automotive industry... You can join it by contacting the federation. On the FNA website, you will find a request for information form at the following address: fna.fr/Accueil/Rejoindre-nous. You can also contact FNA by phone or mail.
🔎 How to contact FNA?
You can contact the FAA in four ways:
- Email: by using the information request form on their website (http://www.fna-clubservices.fr/Demande-dinformations);
- mail, writing in FNA, 9-11 Avenue Michelet, 93400 Saint-Wen;
- phone by calling FNA on 01 40 11 12 96;
- fax by phone 01 40 11 09 46.
Now you know everything about the National Automobile Federation! Since the beginning of the 20th century, FNA has sought to represent and defend the interests of the automotive industry professionals. Through its departmental and regional teams, it also strives to maintain close proximity with its members.
