Members of ASA’s Mechanical Operations Committee met with top committees on Capitol Hill this week to discuss the future of connected cars and autonomous vehicles.
An amendment proposed for the Ohio budget legislation would exempt insurers from providing notice to customers when non-OEM parts are used in a repair.
A Texas bill, if enacted, would dismantle Texas’ safety inspection program and institute an “inspection program replacement fee” due at a vehicle’s registration or registration renewal.
In both California and Texas, repairers and insurers are battling in the state legislature about how those surveys are conducted and what they mean for future claims.
The Arkansas House Insurance and Commerce Committee voted down Arkansas Senate Bill (SB) 291 that would have repealed Arkansas’ requirement for the use of OE crash parts in repairing a vehicle still under the manufacturer’s warranty, unless the vehicle owner has given written consent otherwise.
Arkansas Senate Bill (SB) 291 would repeal the requirement for the use of aftermarket crash parts in repair of a vehicle that is still under the manufacturer’s warranty without the vehicle owner’s written consent.
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) is publicly denouncing auto body repair legislation recently introduced in Maryland that, if passed, will limit consumer choices when having their vehicle repaired.
The change leaves business owners struggling to determine salary levels and compensation plans for next year while they wait to see how the judge’s ruling (and any changes that may come under President-Elect Donald Trump) will alter the regulations.
A group of consumer advocacy associations have issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission voicing their concerns about the possible commercial use of the dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) spectrum band that will be used for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) connected car applications.
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association President and CEO Steve Handschuh joined other automotive industry executives Wednesday in a meeting with the White House’s National Economic Council to discuss tax reform.
In comments submitted June 12 to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) took a firm stance on behalf of its members arguing that great care be taken in renegotiating or modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
S. 263, introduced by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., would amend the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program to allow more time to implement the 2015 standards.
The U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing last week that addressed the federal government’s role in equipping small businesses to defend themselves against cyber threats.
With the state legislative season in full swing in many states, new automotive technologies, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications, driver assistance and automated vehicles (AV), are the focus for policymakers.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications.
The final rule will take effect on Dec. 1, 2016. Initial increases to the standard salary level and the HCE total annual compensation requirement will take effect on this date.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), released a proposed rule that would require manufacturers to notify consumers of outstanding recalls by electronic means in addition to first-class mail.
Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held a hearing titled “Examining Pathways Towards Compliance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ground-Level Ozone.”
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