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Maine House Committee Chair Opposes Referendum Question 4
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards 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 will have…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter to CT DMV to Protect Fair Market
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards 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 or changing…
Read MoreTesla and Rivian Support ASA’s R2R Agreement with AAI and SCRS
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards 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 shall be…
Read MoreEPA Clarifies Agricultural Equipment Repair Rights
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards 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 agricultural equipment…
Read MoreASA Board Approves Policy Position Statement on OEM Repair Procedures
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The ASA Board of Directors has approved the following policy position statement on OEM Repair Procedures: Insurers Should Account for OEM Repair Procedure Research in Estimates ASA supports the research, application, and documentation of OEM repair procedures before, during, and after completing a repair. OEMs develop, test,…
Read MoreASA and Automakers Reach Landmark Agreement on Right-to-Repair
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Automotive Service Association, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation – the trade group for automakers who manufacture 98% of all cars sold in the United States – have reached a landmark agreement that will add additional safeguards on automotive right-to-repair.…
Read MoreFTC Reaches Settlement with Operators of Extended Automobile Warranty Scam
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against Kole Consulting Group and its owner Daniel Kole. The FTC charged Kole and his company in February 2022 with running a telemarketing scam that pitched, what they called, their American Vehicle Protection program. Hundreds of…
Read MoreSenators Warren and Markey Urge NHTSA to Reconsider Guidance on Mass Right-to-Repair Law
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) released a statement urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reevaluate its guidance to automakers on compliance with Massachusetts’ right-to-repair law that went into effect on June 1, 2023. Last week, NHTSA sent a letter to…
Read MoreNHTSA Notifies OEMS that New MA Right-to-Repair Law Violates Federal Law
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to automotive manufacturers notifying them that compliance with Massachusetts’s new right-to-repair law violates federal law. Manufacturers are expected to comply with federal law. Click here to read the full letter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Introduces New Privacy Legislation
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced a new data privacy bill. The bill, similar to the staff discussion draft introduced by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) last year, creates a national privacy standard that would preempt state laws, unlike privacy legislation introduced by Democrat U.S. Senator Maria…
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