In response to the EPA Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule requiring states to provide compliance records similar to the new California Environmental Reporting System regulation, the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has assembled a new Combined Environmental Reporting (CER) committee to develop reporting standards specific to the collision repair industry. The Committee is made up […]
EPA Finalizes 2025 Auto Emission Standards
Auto industry calls for review by incoming Trump Administration. On Friday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The final determination finds that “…a wide variety of effective technologies are available to reduce GHG emissions from cars and […]
Auto Alliance Attempting to Block EPA 2025 Emission Rules through Congressional Action
According to a report in Reuters, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is reaching out to Congress in an attempt to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s move to finalize the mid-term review of the escalating emission requirements that will affect the automobile industry through 2025. According to the report, the Auto Alliance, that represents 12 […]
NADA Blasts EPA for Rush on 2025 Emissions Standards
Dealer association says EPA’s rush to final emission standards will make personal transportation more expensive and delay purchases of cleaner, safer vehicles. The National Automobile Dealership Association (NADA) President Peter Welch last week issued a statement in response to the EPA’s decision to finalize 2015 emission standards. “Washington today decided to make new cars and trucks more expensive […]
EPA Proposing to Keep Vehicle Emissions Standards in Place Through 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator seeks to secure greenhouse gas emission standards for MY 2022-2025 vehicles before Obama Administration leaves office. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday shocked the automotive industry by proposing to leave greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 in place. The proposal was not […]
CIECA Announces New Ad-Hoc Compliance Committee
In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule requiring states to provide compliance records similar to the new California Environmental Reporting System regulation, CIECA has assembled an ad-hoc committee to consider the development of reporting standards specific to the collision repair industry. The Committee is made up of body shop […]
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), on September 22 held a hearing examining car and truck efficiency standards set by both the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that could have […]
EPA, DOT and California Air Resources Board Release Assessment of 2022-2025 Fuel Economy Standards
The report, the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the U.S. program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy by 2025 that has been driving vehicle technology change, says vehicle manufacturers are on pace to meet 2025 fuel economy requirements. Vehicle manufacturers concerned market has changed since rules first introduced and question […]