Vehicle category

A vehicle category classifies a land vehicle or trailer for regulatory purposes. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Information from Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), Revision 6. Some categories have further sub classes. See Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) for further information. Vehicles in the table listed within parentheses are examples of the vehicle in that category, e.g. (Bus). UNECE In the European Union, the classifications for vehicle category are based on UNECE standards and defined by: Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles. Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.