The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in federal court in reaction to an April 15 procedural order again delaying a ruling, until at least July 1, on a lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the association that represents vehicle manufacturers, challenging the law. U.S. District Judge, Douglas […]
Alliance for Automotive Innovation Reports Electric Vehicle Sales Up 11% in Fourth Quarter of 2021 Versus Previous Quarter
EVs represented 6% of overall light duty vehicle sales in fourth quarter, 4.4% for the year. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) released the latest Get Connected Electric Vehicle Quarterly Report, providing an overview of electric vehicle (EV) sales and purchasing trends in all 50-states for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the full […]
Alliance for Automotive Innovation Reports 11 States and District of Columbia See New EV Registrations Above 5 Percent
Light trucks make up 60% of the ZEV market. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation released the latest Get Connected Electric Vehicle Quarterly Report, providing an overview of zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales for the third quarter (Q3) of 2021 along with purchasing trends by state and vehicle segment. “This report highlights the growth we have […]
President Biden Signs Executive Order on Clean Energy, Electric Vehicles
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that on Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability. The order is meant to make the federal government carbon neutral through the use of renewable power sources and building materials to construct and run federal buildings, and the […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Seeks to Reopen Trial Evidence in Right to Repair Case
AG Healey says new evidence has come to light that vehicle manufacturers can limit telematics services to comply with Commonwealth’s voter-approved law. On October 22, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a motion to reopen evidence in the lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation against the Commonwealth’s enhanced Right to Repair law that […]
ASA Announces 8th Annual Technology and Telematics Forum as Virtual Webinar Series
Alliance for Automotive Innovation and ASA host program on the future of EVs. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced the 8th Annual Technology and Telematics Forum as a virtual webinar series. The event was previously scheduled for November 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) Executive […]
Vehicle Manufacturers’ Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Right to Repair Law Goes to Trial this Week
The Federal lawsuit by the association representing vehicle manufacturers that was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking to prevent the Commonwealth’s updated Right to Repair law from taking effect will go to trial this week. On November 3, 2020 more than 75% of voters in Massachusetts voted yes on […]
Auto Manufacturer Association Tells U.S. Senate Subcommittee AVs and Electrification Critical to Nation’s Mobility Transformation
The association representing vehicle manufacturers said their are four key areas critical to modernizing and transforming mobility, safety and technology and unlocking American innovation and leadership. Alliance for Automotive Innovation President and CEO, John Bozzella, told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports yesterday indentified supply chain development, electrification, […]
Auto Manufacturers Association Recommends NHTSA Include Crash Avoidance in Safety Ratings
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation announced recommendations to modernize the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), the program that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) uses to convey safety information to consumers. According to the association, NCAP currently rates the crashworthiness of cars, but does not rate advanced crash avoidance technologies like automatic emergency braking […]
Auto Industry Pledges to Work with Biden Administration to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S. auto industry is aligned with the Biden Administration’s goals to achieve net-zero carbon transportation and an accelerated shift to electric-drive vehicles, and is committed to working with the administration on a revised national program that includes California, brings all automakers under a unified set of common requirements and ensures a level, competitive playing […]