The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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Doc Fees Decoded: The Price of Paperwork in Auto Sales — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
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Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Dialing In: The TCPA and Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom Kline — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
Driving Towards Greater Transparency and Sustainability in the EV Market with Davide Giacobbe and ScoutIt
Innovation in Compliance: Navigating Risk Management in the Automotive Industry with Tom Kline
Breaking Granite: Understanding New Amendments to the New Hampshire Retail Installment Sales Act — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Dissecting Oral Arguments in NADA's Challenge to the CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer
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Foley & Lardner partners Gregory Husisian and David Simon detailed the rise and risks of tariff evasion in the POLITICO article, “As Trump raises tariffs, companies find ways to cheat — and risk getting caught.”...more
Foley & Lardner provided an updated assessment on the status and structure of automotive import tariffs, as well as an overview of the Trump administration’s pause in the rollout of certain reciprocal tariffs. Visit Foley &...more
Editor’s Note - Welcome to the March 2025 edition of Plugged In! In this edition, we kick off with an article from Mark Heusel on the automotive industry’s most pressing issue right now – tariffs and their sweeping impact....more
Brainwaves: 100 Days and Beyond | Presidential Policy Shifts Impacting Automotive: Foley & Lardner is excited to partner with the Society of Automotive Analysts to host an exclusive gathering of business and legal executives...more
Welcome to the February 2025 edition of Plugged In. As the EV industry navigates a period of significant transition under a new presidential administration, this edition of our newsletter delves into the shifting landscape...more
Foley & Lardner assessed automotive supply chain implications of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Final Rule prohibiting the import and sale of connected vehicles and related components...more
In a year of many global market challenges that have impacted the automotive industry, the MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Annual Conference held on November 12 and 13 in Novi, Michigan presented a detailed analysis of the...more
Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP partner Vanessa Miller commented on a series of recent Michigan court decisions impacting the automotive supply chain in the Law360 article, “Biggest Transportation Decisions: Midyear...more
Key Developments - U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached a SAAR of 15.3 million units in June, and second quarter 2024 sales fell by approximately 0.4% from April-June 2023, according to initial estimates from Wards...more
Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley &...more
The White House at 5 am Tuesday morning in DC released its decision on the new section 301 tariffs. There is a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs effective this year (which is in addition to the usual 2.5% import duty on cars)....more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Nearly 9,000 UAW members at Ford’s largest truck plant in Kentucky...more
The Electric Mobility industry is on track for another exciting year. However, current and forthcoming US agency regulations continue to inject confusion and costs in critical supply decisions, for which legal tools can...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - On October 24, UAW President Shawn Fain abruptly called for a strike...more
This is the sixth edition of Plugged-In, our monthly EV newsletter. In the last six months, we have covered multiple topics such as the United States’ decoupling agenda from China (and how that may not work in the...more
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the “photo-op” of the president test driving Ford’s new electric F-150 in May of 2021 was the burning image that foretold the US policy direction for the electric mobility industry. ...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Nicholas Ellis is quoted in the Automotive...more
Is Canada ready for the EV boom? Can it lead? And will the USMCA create the regional hub envisioned by negotiators? Join Birgit Matthiesen as she talks trade policy with Flavio Volpe, the President of the Automotive Parts...more
The number of electric and hybrid vehicles sold in Mexico has grown since 2016. In 2021, 39,100 units were sold, of which 768 units were electric, 2,500 were plug-in hybrids, and the remaining were hybrid vehicles. Now that...more
In light of the impact of high tariffs on EV inputs under Section 301 and Section 232 measures and the uncertainty of future trade actions, qualification under the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Agreement is more important than...more
Throughout 2021, the administration and Congress have made clear the support for US domestic manufacturing of the electric mobility supply chain. Their goal is to both boost economic growth and reduce US carbon emissions....more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Although some feared a wave of pandemic-related Chapter 11 cases, the...more
The global transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to battery electric vehicles (BEV) will be transformative and disruptive, if not existential, for many segments of the automotive industry. All direct and indirect...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - The latest “Car Wars” report from BofA predicts automakers will launch...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - In a revised forecast, consultancy AlixPartners predicts the global auto...more