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ASA, OEMs, and SCRS Offer Themselves as a Resource to Congress and Constituents
ASA, OEMs, and SCRS Offer Themselves as a Resource to Congress and Constituents The Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Alliance), and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) have sent a joint letter to Congress offering to assist constituents who are encountering difficulties locating vehicle diagnostic and repair data. The letter…
Read MoreUPDATE: EPA Sends Tailpipe Emissions Proposal to White House for Final Review
UPDATE: EPA Sends Tailpipe Emissions Proposal to White House for Final Review The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its high profile tailpipe rules proposal to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final review. The proposal’s intended impact is for 67 percent of light-vehicles sold in the United States by…
Read MoreBiden Admin Awards $623 Million in Grants to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure
Biden Admin Awards $623 Million in Grants to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure The Biden Administration has announced that it has awarded grants worth a combined $623 million to help expand EV charging infrastructure in the United States. Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the grants are funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…
Read MoreUPDATE: U.S. House to Vote on Imported Material Exception for EV Chargers
UPDATE: U.S. House to Vote on Imported Material Exception for EV Chargers The United States House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a resolution that would nullify a rule – finalized by the Federal Highway Administration – that would temporarily waive certain domestic content requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded through the…
Read MoreNHTSA Begins Effort to Require Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in New Cars
NHTSA Begins Effort to Require Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in New Cars The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formally launched an effort to require that drunk or impaired driving prevention technologies come standard in new vehicles. In its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency requests the public’s…
Read MoreU.S. Senators Raise Alarm on Alleged Tesla Safety Flaws
U.S. Senators Raise Alarm on Alleged Tesla Safety Flaws United States Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have sent a letter to Elon Musk following a report from Reuters on Tesla vehicles’ safety flaws. In their letter, the Senators note that, “[t]he report details complaints about suspension connection points, including fore and aft…
Read MoreLiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members
LiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members A bipartisan group of twenty members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Defense, Commerce, and the Treasury raising concern with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology imports and exports to and from…
Read MoreFTC Returns Additional $857K to Those Harmed by Junk Auto Fee Practices
FTC Returns Additional $857K to Those Harmed by Junk Auto Fee Practices The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it is disbursing more than $857,000 cumulatively in its second round of compensatory payments to customers harmed by Napleton Automotive Group’s illegal junk fees and discriminatory practices. Napleton Automotive Group, which is based in Illinois, is…
Read MoreNHTSA Withdraws Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Regulatory Proposal
NHTSA Withdraws Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Regulatory Proposal The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn a regulatory proposal that would have required certain vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies in all light-vehicles. In its formal filing declaring its decision to withdraw the regulatory proposal, NHTSA stated that it still believes that, “V2V and other vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies hold…
Read MorePLACE HOLDER: POST ON 11/14/23 JUDICIARY HEARING
PLACE HOLDER: POST ON 11/14/23 JUDICIARY HEARING Earlier this week, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held an oversight hearing. Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General who leads the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, provided testimony. Assistant Attorney General Kanter defended his office’s investigations into monopolistic…
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