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Alliance 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 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…
Read MoreMaine House Committee Chair Opposes Referendum Question 4
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Representative Tiffany Roberts (Dem, District 149) – House Chair of the Maine Legislature’s Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee – announced her opposition to referendum question 4 in a guest column in the Portland Press Herald. If approved, the ballot measure – which Mainers…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter to CT DMV to Protect Fair Market
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The Automotive Service Association has signed a letter, addressed to Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Tony Guerrera, seeking clarification and offering guidance on interpreting Public Act. No. 23-40 New Section 24. This new regulation states: “Section 24(b): During the course of performing repair work…
Read MoreCA Legislature Sends Bill Requiring Humans in Self-Driving Trucks to Governor
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Yesterday, the California State Senate passed Assembly Bill 316 by a 36-2 margin. AB 316 would require heavy duty vehicles on California roads to have a licensed human in the vehicle while the vehicle is in operation. With the bill’s passage in the senate and…
Read MoreTesla and Rivian Support ASA’s R2R Agreement with AAI and SCRS
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Auto manufacturers Tesla and Rivian have notified the Automotive Service Association, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation that it supports and is aligned on the Right-to-Repair agreement signed by the three industry groups. Key components of the agreement: “There…
Read MoreEPA Clarifies Agricultural Equipment Repair Rights
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to a request from the National Farmers Union (NFU) for clarity on their right to repair agricultural equipment. In its reply letter to the NFU, the EPA confirmed that the Clean Air Act of 1990 prohibits…
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