Small Business
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 MoreNJ Approves Zero Emission Vehicles Regulation
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced last week that the state will move forward with adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars Rule II. Beginning in 2027, the regulation will require vehicle manufacturers to produce fleets comprised of a certain percentage of electric vehicles, with that percentage growing…
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 MorePLACE HOLDER: POST ON 11/14/23 JUDICIARY HEARING
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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 investigations into…
Read MorePanel Releases Report on OSHA’s Possible Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rulemaking
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation A Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel tasked with reviewing a possible Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings regulation from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has produced its final report. The report identifies the automotive repair industry as one of…
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…
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