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California Puts Teeth into Exhaust Noise Restriction Law
California's stiffened vehicle exhaust noise-limit law is in full effect. As of Jan. 1, California law enforcement authorities can issue…
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Engadget: While We Were Looking at 3D TVs, CES Morphed into an Auto Show
CES has been held in Las Vegas since the beginning of time (actually since 1978 and it started in Chicago…
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China to Reduce Tariffs on U.S. Autos
China has agreed to cut tariffs on U.S.-built cars and auto parts to 15 percent from the current 40 percent,…
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China Agreed to Reduce Auto Tariffs, but no ‘Specific Agreement’
Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Monday said he believes China agreed to lower tariffs on imported automobiles…
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Auto Aftermarket eCommerce is Exploding, Expected to Soon Hit $28 Billion
The trend of buying aftermarket products online is increasing at a growth rate of three times more than the total…
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GM Front Crash Prevention Systems Cut Police-Reported Crashes
An IIHS study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems adds to the evidence that forward collision…
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Colorado Adopts CARB Low Emissions Standards
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor…
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MEMA Calls for Tariff Exemptions
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has urged the Trump administration to exempt Mexico and Canada from additional tariffs…
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USPS Is Underrated, According to Survey of Auto Parts and Accessories Retailers
How does USPS rate compared to Federal Express and UPS?
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Lease Credit Approval Rates Improve in October
Car lease credit applicants registered a 70.9-percent approval rate in October, a slight rise from the September rate of 69.8…
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Unemployment Rates Down in 79 percent of U.S. Metro Areas
In September, unemployment rates were lower than they were a year earlier in 308 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher…
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How Auto Industry Towns Are Faring a Decade After Bailout
Let's go back a decade to November 2008. That month, 759,000 jobs disappeared from the U.S. economy; by April 2009,…
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U.S. Holds Off on Car Tariffs After Trade Meeting
The Trump administration will hold off for now on imposing new tariffs on automobile imports as top officials weigh revisions…
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U.S. Car-Import Probe Advances as Trump Plans Trade Team Meeting
The White House is circulating a draft report by the U.S. Commerce Department over whether to impose tariffs on automobile…
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Industry Plays Nice with CARB & EPA
SEMA, CARB, and the the EPA held a 90-minute educational session on Nov. 1, during the 2018 SEMA show in…