FIVA holds its 60th General Assembly in Brussels on 13 and 14 November

A weekend of commissions and votes

The Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens, the federation that groups historic vehicle clubs worldwide, holds its 60th General Assembly in Brussels on 13 and 14 November 2026. A General Committee meeting opens proceedings on 12 November, commission sessions run through the Friday, and the formal Assembly sits on the Saturday at the Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place, according to FIVA's own general assembly page.

The Assembly meets in hybrid format. National members can send a delegate to Brussels or join and vote online. Members unable to do either had until 7 November to hand a proxy vote to another national member. The agenda includes approval of the budget for 2026 to 2027, elections for the post of Senior Vice President External Affairs and for directors of the Motorcycle and Utilitarian commissions, and a decision on the venue for the next General Assembly. President Alberto Scuro issued the formal convocation from Turin on 20 July 2026, FIVA's page states.

The Italian motoring body AGEEI notes that FIVA was founded in 1966, which makes this Assembly also a marker of 60 years for the federation.

Why FHVI holds India's seat

India's vote at FIVA belongs to the Federation of Historic Vehicles of India, known as FHVI, which FIVA named as its Autorité Nationale, or ANF, for the country in 2020. The ANF title matters on this beat because only the ANF can issue the FIVA Identity Card, the document FIVA describes as vouching for a vehicle's historical significance, and only the ANF casts a vote at the General Assembly.

That seat changed hands only once before. The Vintage and Classic Car Club of India, by then renamed VCCFI, had held ANF status for over 20 years before FIVA withdrew it in 2018. FIVA's general secretary said at the time that the club did not adequately represent India's historic vehicle community, evoindia reported. FIVA's president visited India in February 2020, and FHVI, by then a FIVA member for over two years, was confirmed as the new ANF soon after.

What an Indian owner should track

For an owner here, any application for a FIVA Identity Card now goes through FHVI and no other Indian club. The card sits alongside, not instead of, a vehicle's MoRTH VA registration book. It is the document that establishes a vehicle's standing with FIVA, separate from its standing with an Indian state transport office.

The decisions FIVA members take in Brussels on 14 November, including who leads the federation's Motorcycle and Utilitarian commissions for the next term, will set the policy that FHVI then works within at home. FIVA posts Assembly outcomes on its own website once the meeting closes, since the sessions themselves are open only to member delegates.

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• FIVA appoints FHVI as its ANF in India to promote vintage and classic cars
• "FIVA never promotes the daily use of historic vehicles", says FIVA general secretary reacting to Nitin Dossa, VCCFI chairman's statements