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NHTSA Proposes Allowing Public to Compare New Vehicles’ Pedestrian Crash Protections
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed and seeks public comment on a regulation that would provide consumers information on the ability for vehicles to prevent collisions with pedestrians. The rule would be an update to NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program. The proposal…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposed Regulation to Require AEB Technology in Cars
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new regulation that would require that all new passenger cars and light trucks come equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems. This proposal was initiated by a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act…
Read MoreFederal Judge Denies AAI Request to block MA Right-to-Repair Law’s Implementation
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against the Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s motion to block the enforcement of Massachusetts’ right-to-repair legislation passed by voters in a referendum in 2020. AAI argued that the law shouldn’t take affect until after the federal lawsuit against the law is…
Read MoreCalifornia Approves Rule Phasing Out Gas-Powered Trucks and Buses
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Friday approved new regulations that will eventually remove all gas-powered trucks and buses from the state’s roads. In keeping with California’s zero-emission goals, the Advanced Clean Fleets rule will end sales of medium and heavy-duty combustion trucks in…
Read MoreNumber of Alternative Fueling Stations Nearly Doubles Since 2020; EV Charging Leads the Way
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components ASA leads panel on new EV laws as alt-fueling stations nearly double since 2020 Last week, ASA’s Washington, D.C. representative, Robert L. Redding, Jr., moderated a panel at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Richmond, VA on the electric vehicle (EV) provisions in the…
Read MoreEPA Proposes Rules that would Significantly Lower Emissions
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed rules that would significantly lower automotive emissions. Click here to read the EPA’s official press release on the proposal. Key provisions include: Fleet average of no more than 82 grams of carbon/mile (light duty cars and…
Read MoreEU Advances Legislation on Vehicle Data Access
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The European Union Parliament held the first of three votes needed to pass legislation that would amend its Data Act to account for vehicle data access. The legislation passed that first round vote. If it were to pass the next two rounds, it would change…
Read MoreTX State Senate Committee Approves SB 1083
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The Texas State Senate’s Business & Commerce Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill (SB) 1083 on Tuesday. SB 1083 would mandate insurance companies to: Require the use of the part, product, or repair process used by the OEM or distributor to repair the vehicle for cars…
Read MoreNHTSA Reports Car Crash Fatalities in 2021 Highest since 2005
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report detailing crashes involving motorists in 2021. The increase in crashes from 2020 to 2021 outpaced the increase in vehicles on the road for the same time period. In 2021, 42,939 people were killed in motor…
Read MoreEPA Approves California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Post content here.The EPA approved California’s Advanced Clean Truck rule intended to leave very few gas-powered heavy-duty vehicles on the roads in the state by 2035. Truck manufacturers will be required to sell an increasingly greater share of zero-emission trucks relatively to gas-powered vehicles. California…
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