The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in the state, beginning in the 2022 model year…
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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 on steel and aluminum in advance of signing a new North American trade deal…
USPS Is Underrated, According to Survey of Auto Parts and Accessories Retailers
How does USPS rate compared to Federal Express and UPS?
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 percent, according to Swapalease.com…
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 in 58 areas, and unchanged in 22 areas…
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, Great Recession job losses had reached several million. The auto industry was tanking…
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 to a report on the national security implications, according to two people familiar with the matter…
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 imports to protect national security, three people familiar with the matter said…
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 Las Vegas…
AAA: New-Vehicle Technologies Double Repair Bills for Minor Collisions
Vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can cost twice as much to repair following a collision due to expensive sensors and their calibration requirements…
What’s with Creepy ‘Time Out’ Dolls at Car Shows?
Weaving among the 1958 Chevrolets, 1962 Cadillacs and 1975 Ford Thunderbirds at a classic car show in downtown Fort Myers, Florida, I see what looks like a red-haired toddler facing a palm tree, hands covering her face…
U.S. Manufacturing Business Expansion Continues
Manufacturing expanded in October and the general U.S. economy grew for the 114th consecutive month, according to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business…
National Gas Price Average Drops to Cheapest Level Since April
At $2.76, the national gas price average is at its cheapest in six months (end of April). On the week, motorists in every state but Hawaii are paying as much as a nickel less to fill-up…
Chevy Concept COPO Camaro Electrifies Drag Racing
Fifty years after the original COPO Camaro special order performance models were introduced, Chevrolet’s eCOPO Camaro Concept demonstrates an electrified vision for drag racing. The concept was debuted at last week’s SEMA Show. eCOPO-a concept based on the 2019 COPO Camaro-was developed by General Motors and built in partnership with the pioneering electric drag racing… Continue reading Chevy Concept COPO Camaro Electrifies Drag Racing
SEMA: Metal Tariffs Becoming Tax on U.S. Businesses and Consumers
Stuart Gosswein, SEMA’s senior director of federal government affairs, joins Anthony Bowe for a conversation on how the U.S. government’s tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum are affecting the market. This video is sponsored by Alliant Insurance Services-learn more at seiainsurance.com.