U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has introduced Senate Bill 2760, the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Enhancement Act of 2014, which would reauthorize funding for NHTSA to target recalls.
At CIC in Detroit this month, the Governmental Committee will be providing a presentation that summarizes the ongoing efforts to address issues and concerns about autonomous vehicles and autonomous driving.
ASA leaders met with key members of Congress to discuss the negative effects of the Most Favored Nation Clause and the problems it can create for shops, consumers and insurers.
The AASP-MN legislative proposal which would have prohibited insurers from requiring shops to utilize specific vendors was not given a hearing in the legislative session.
ABPA expresses concern over recent Maryland legislation that would prohibit insurers from requiring the use of alternate collision parts on vehicles less than five years old.
WMABA is behind a Maryland Senate Bill that will prohibit insurer mandated parts procurement processes and the usage of aftermarket parts for the first three years of the vehicle.
ASA has been working with independent repairers and their state affiliate associations to address the insurer parts procurement mandates on a state level.
The Advanstar Automotive Group has announced partnerships with Technicians Service Training (TST), Automotive Technician Training Services (ATTS), and Automotive Transmission Service Group (ATSG) to create training for Automechanika Chicago 2015.
The mayor of Chicago and executives from Advanstar Communications and Messe Frankfurt introduced Automechanika Chicago, a new trade show that will focus on shop-level training for technicians and product discovery.
On May 29, Automotive Service Association (ASA) mechanical division leaders traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with key members of Congress and their staff to discuss the importance of periodic motor vehicle inspections (PMVI).
Congress has introduced a bill called The Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act (H.R. 4056) that encourages federal agencies to use remanufactured auto parts when they are cheaper and easy enough to obtain,
On May 21, the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled, Legislative Proposals to Improve Transparency and Accountability at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
In November, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continued to clear a path for use in the U.S. of the new motor vehicle air conditioning refrigerant HFO-1234yf.
A task force of brake pad manufacturers, distributors, retailers, dealerships and service providers launched a website to help comply with the “better brake laws” enacted in California and Washington State.
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