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LiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 – led…
Read MoreProgress Towards Building EV Charging Network using Federal Dollars Varies by State
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 these federal…
Read MoreFTC Returns Additional $857K to Those Harmed by Junk Auto Fee Practices
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 largest dealership…
Read MoreNHTSA Withdraws Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Regulatory Proposal
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn a regulatory proposal that would have required certain vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies in all light-vehicles.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 vehicle-to-everything (V2X)…
Read MoreAlliance for Automotive Innovation Statement on Maine Ballot Question 4 Result
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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. Out-of-state, big-box…
Read MoreBangor Daily News Opposes Ballot Question 4
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 right to…
Read MoreASA DC Representative Bob Redding Discusses Data Access on ACRA Panel
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 to repair,…
Read MoreEPA Excludes MVAC Fluid Recovery from Final Ruling on Hydrofluorocarbons
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 (motor vehicle…
Read MoreCA Bureau of Automotive Repair Proposes Changes to “Tear Down” Disclosure Rules
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 amendments. Click…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter Urging CT DMV Commissioner to Reconsider Interpretations of New Law
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 1, 2023…
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