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NJ Approves Zero Emission Vehicles Regulation
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced last week that the state will move forward with adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars Rule II. Beginning in 2027, the regulation will require vehicle manufacturers to produce fleets comprised of a certain percentage of electric vehicles, with that…
Read MoreNHTSA Withdraws Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Regulatory Proposal
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn a regulatory proposal that would have required certain vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies in all light-vehicles.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…
Read MorePLACE HOLDER: POST ON 11/14/23 JUDICIARY HEARING
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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…
Read MorePanel Releases Report on OSHA’s Possible Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rulemaking
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components A Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel tasked with reviewing a possible Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings regulation from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has produced its final report. The report identifies the automotive repair industry as…
Read MoreAlliance for Automotive Innovation Statement on Maine Ballot Question 4 Result
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Statement on Maine’s Question 4 WASHINGTON, DC – Alliance for Automotive Innovation released the following statement on the results of Maine’s Question 4 ballot initiative. John Bozzella, president and CEO of Alliance for Automotive Innovation, said: “The Question 4 results are disappointing but hardly surprising.…
Read MoreBangor Daily News Opposes Ballot Question 4
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The Bangor Daily News Editorial Board published an editorial piece in which they urged Mainers to vote NO on ballot question 4. Mainers will be casting votes on this question on November 7. Proponents of ballot question 4 claim the law would enshrine a vehicle…
Read MoreASA DC Representative Bob Redding Discusses Data Access on ACRA Panel
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components ASA DC Representative Bob Redding spoke today on a panel hosted by the American Car Rental Association (ACRA) to discuss the vehicle data access issue. Speaking before national car rental executives in a conference room in the U.S. Capitol, Redding shared ASA’s position on right…
Read MoreEPA Excludes MVAC Fluid Recovery from Final Ruling on Hydrofluorocarbons
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Yesterday, the EPA released its final rulemaking on the Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes under Section (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. Notably for automotive repairers, the regulation excludes any mention of the recovery/recycling/reclamation of MVAC…
Read MoreCA Bureau of Automotive Repair Proposes Changes to “Tear Down” Disclosure Rules
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has proposed amendments to the language and disclosure requirements in the state’s tear down disclosure regulations. BAR will hold a regulatory workshop open to the public on this proposal on October 19, 2023. Click here to read the proposed…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter Urging CT DMV Commissioner to Reconsider Interpretations of New Law
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Today, ASA joined with five other organizations in sending a letter to Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Tony Guerrera. The letter respectfully urges Commissioner Guerrera to reconsider his interpretation of a new law passed by the state legislature – and in effect starting October…
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