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ASA, OEMs, and SCRS Offer Themselves as a Resource to Congress and Constituents
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 acknowledges that the…
Read MoreUPDATE: EPA Sends Tailpipe Emissions Proposal to White House for Final Review
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 2032 to…
Read MoreBiden Admin Awards $623 Million in Grants to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 Act (IIJA),…
Read MoreNHTSA Begins Effort to Require Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in New Cars
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 input on…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Bill would Weaken Federal Insurance Office’s Authority
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components A bill titled the “Insurance Data Protection Act” (S. 3349) introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) would restrict the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) ability to collect information directly from insurance companies. It would also rescind the director of FIO’s subpoena authority.…
Read MoreLiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 China. The letter…
Read MoreProgress Towards Building EV Charging Network using Federal Dollars Varies by State
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021 allocated $7.5 billion towards building a national EV charging network. Each state assumes responsibility for spending those funds and implementation oversight. As expected, the current status this endeavor varies by state. No EV charger installed using…
Read MoreFTC Returns Additional $857K to Those Harmed by Junk Auto Fee Practices
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components 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 the thirteenth…
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…
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