On June 12, 2025, President Trump delivered on his promise to ease the aggressive push led by California and other states to mandate a transition to electric vehicles. At a White House signing ceremony, Trump signed three...more
6/18/2025
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President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to bring significant changes to the auto industry. The Biden era’s focus on rapid electrification, global trade, and an active FTC will be replaced by an...more
On June 25, 2024, the Motor Vehicle Regulation Advisory Committee of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (the “Advisory Committee”) rejected a rulemaking petition advanced by the Texas Automobile Dealers Association...more
Last week, the Illinois federal court in Volkswagen Group of America v. Illinois Secretary of State, 2024 WL 2020036 (N.D. Ill. May 6, 2024) granted a motion to dismiss a challenge brought by Volkswagen (“VW”) against a 2022...more
5/15/2024
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In the fall of 2022, Ford introduced an aggressive “Model e Program,” requiring its dealers to invest roughly $500,000-$1 million to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, invest in employee...more
On September 20, 2023, a New York state court ordered a stay preventing Ford from implementing its new electric vehicle (“EV”) certification programs for dealers pending the outcome of an action challenging the programs as an...more
On September 8 and 9, 2021, the California New Motor Vehicle Board hosted its virtual 2021 Industry Roundtable, titled Preparing for California’s ZEV Future: The State’s and Stakeholders’ Perspective. The two-day event...more
Automakers will have to wait a little longer to find out whether they will be required to comply with required changes to installed telematics systems beginning with model year 2022 (MY22) vehicles that Massachusetts voters...more
State dealer statutes commonly regulate the incentive programs manufacturers use to encourage dealers to improve performance or upgrade their dealership facilities to meet brand standards. Individual dealers have challenged...more
On October 12, 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 179 (A.B. 179), a bill that will make significant changes to the warranty reimbursement provisions of the California Vehicle Code effective...more
10/23/2019
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