This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Key Developments -
LMC Automotive increased its 2021 U.S. light vehicle sales forecast to 17...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Key Developments -
Preliminary estimates for U.S. new light vehicle sales in April predict a...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Due to the semiconductor shortage, Stellantis will reduce shifts through the end of May at...more
4/28/2021
/ Automotive Industry ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Key Developments -
The auto industry could experience supply chain challenges due to...more
4/21/2021
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electricity ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NHTSA ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Vaccinations ,
Voting Rights
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Key developments -
LMC Automotive raised its forecast for U.S. light vehicle sales to...more
4/14/2021
/ Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NTSB ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Shortages ,
Vaccinations
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
Key developments -
IHS Markit predicts a global production loss of 1.3 million...more
4/7/2021
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Ford Motor ,
Honda ,
Infrastructure ,
Inventory ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
UAW
Foley & Lardner’s Weekly Automotive Report helps automotive suppliers inform their complex legal and operational decisions on market trends and regulatory matters, OEs and suppliers, connected/autonomous vehicles and mobility...more
3/30/2021
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Ford Motor Co. v Bandemer ,
Ford Motor Co. v Montana Eighth Judicial District Court ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Foley & Lardner’s Weekly Automotive Report helps automotive suppliers inform their complex legal and operational decisions on market trends and regulatory matters, OEs and suppliers, connected/autonomous vehicles and mobility...more
3/24/2021
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Manufacturers ,
NHTSA ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Tax Code ,
Tesla
...Given that the original epicenter of the coronavirus was the important worldwide manufacturing hub of Wuhan, China, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted in ways that continue one year later. The...more
One year ago, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption, in addition to the new administration, continues to present a variety of fresh issues.
Foley’s...more
3/10/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Mexico ,
NHTSA ,
Patents ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Wars ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vaccinations ,
Vertical Mergers
The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the U.S. Small Business Administration's (“SBA”) rule that makes bankruptcy debtors ineligible for a Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into the winter months, the legal landscape for employers trying to navigate COVID related requirements grows ever more complicated and challenging. Employers are faced with a long list of...more
On October 2, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion (the “Opinion”) limiting Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s authority to issue and renew executive orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court...more
That question, as we brace for the continuing effects of COVID-19, is at the top of executives’ minds. And yet each vision seems to beget more questions: about alternative supply chain models and contract terms, about...more
9/29/2020
/ Business Disruption ,
Business Strategies ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Canada ,
China ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Natural Disasters ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transparency
This report identifies resiliency and innovation considerations for manufacturers and provides frameworks and tools for you to evaluate how those considerations impact your business....more
9/29/2020
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Driverless Cars ,
Innovation ,
Manufacturers ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Robots ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Wars
On July 1, 2020, the long awaited United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). While many of the obligations imposed by NAFTA remain in place,...more
On Friday, August 7, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-166, Protecting workers who stay home, stay safe when they or their close contacts are sick – Rescission of Executive order 2020-36. This is an...more
Six months after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, many merger and acquisition transactions remain delayed or sidelined. As companies report their Q2 financial results, investors are also focused on opportunities to...more
Ohio has continued to reopen under its Responsible Restart Plan. Over the last month, the Department of Health has issued a number of orders reopening various businesses and venues, including:
Gyms and fitness centers,...more
All counties in Pennsylvania have moved out of the red phase, with most counties in the green phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan. The Governor and Secretary of Health have issued green phase orders concerning counties...more
Governor Cuomo’s reopening plan for New York State continues. As of June 22, 2020, New York City, Mid-Hudson and Long Island are in Phase 2 and all other regions in New York State are in Phase 3. Phase 2 reopening includes,...more
In many cases where a supplier in the automotive industry is in financial distress, its customer(s) will provide support to the supplier through financial and other accommodations, in order to maintain a continued flow of...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created financial and operational distress for certain automotive suppliers, who will struggle to return to stability following what for many was a nearly 3-month shutdown. As automotive suppliers...more
On Monday, June 1, 2020, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-110 (the “Order”) which rescinded the “Safer at Home” order established in Executive Order 2020-96. In response to the Order, Oakland...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020, introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) with an initial $349 billion in funding and the goal of...more