Automotive Parts
President Trump Places 25 Percent Tariff on Auto and Certain Auto Part Imports
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will impose a 25 percent tariff on automobile and certain automobile-parts imports. The tariff will be assessed on top of all other pre-existing import tariffs. The president argues that such measures are needed to strengthen the United States’ domestic…
Read MoreTexas Bill would Significantly Increase Access to all Vehicle Data
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Texas State Representative Pat Curry (R-56th District) introduced HB 4555, which stipulates that a “manufacturer shall provide to each owner of a motor vehicle manufactured by the manufacturer access to vehicle-generated data generated by the owner’s vehicle without restriction, limitation, fee, license, or requiring use of a device mandated…
Read MoreFTC and States Sue John Deere for Violating Farmers’ Right to Repair
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Illinois, and Minnesota have filed a joint suit against Deere & Company. More familiarly known as John Deere, the company manufactures agricultural equipment commonly owned by American farmers. The lawsuit alleges that Deere illegally monopolizes the repair market for its products by…
Read MoreBills Introduced in New Hampshire, New York, and Virginia would Loosen Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Bills were recently introduced in New Hampshire, New York, and Virginia that would loosen requirements around those states’ vehicle safety inspection programs. New Hampshire House Bill (HB) 209 would exempt a vehicle, purchased from a licensed dealer prior to or during the vehicle’s model year, from the…
Read MoreConnecticut Bill would Allow Vehicles to Bypass Emissions Inspections
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation SB 290 – a bill introduced in the Connecticut Legislature – would allow vehicles to ignore the state’s vehicle emissions inspection requirements. Specifically, the bill would, “permit the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to register a motor vehicle even if such motor vehicle is not in compliance with…
Read MoreMaine Right to Repair Working Group Debates Suggestions it should Provide to the Legislature
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Maine Right to Repair Working Group met this week to review a draft report with legislative suggestions that the Maine attorney general would send to elected officials in the state legislature. The attorney general is required by law to submit the report to the legislature by…
Read MoreASA Leaders Provide Insight on Rising Cost of Auto Repairs in Wall Street Journal Article
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation ASA Board Chairman Scott Benavidez and Incoming Chair Dan Stander provided insight on the causes behind the rising costs of automotive repairs in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal. The owners of Mr. B’s Paint and Body Shop in Albuquerque, NM and FIX Auto…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Ban on Chinese Auto Hardware and Software used in Vehicle Connectivity Systems
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The United States Department of Commerce has proposed a rule that would ban imports of Chinese vehicles as well as automotive hardware and software components involved with an automobile’s vehicle connectivity systems (VCS). VCS allows vehicles to communicate externally through Bluetooth, cellular, satellite, and Wi-Fi telematics. Some…
Read MoreBill Introduced that would Bar DOT from using Chinese LiDAR
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prevent the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from engaging with LiDAR technology affiliated with the Chinese Government. Specifically, the “Securing Infrastructure from Adversaries Act” would prohibit DOT from: Procuring LiDAR from a covered company.…
Read MoreU.S. House Prepping for Vote on Bill Blocking EVs from Tax Credits if Battery has Chinese Origins
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee will consider advancing H.R. 7980, the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. This bill would disqualify electric vehicles (EVs) from receiving the clean vehicle tax credit if “components contained in the drive battery or any…
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