http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Article/list/40775 Get the latest automotive news from SearchAutoparts.com's Washington Watch. Get articles on what government is doing about the automotive industry. 2009-11-21T09:41:48Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Technical/Outside-forces-put-their-weight-on-automotive-indu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/630175?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 It's a new day for the American automobile industry. In order to obtain loans from the federal government that were needed for immediate survival, the new Chrysler Corporation is now partially owned by Fiat SpA as part of an arrangement worked out in federal bankruptcy court. In similar court actions, New General Motors is now partly (temporarily) owned by the federal government. The United Auto Workers union is now part owner of both companies. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/402009/630175null XML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Technical/The-war-of-horsepower-is-over/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622218?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Earlier this year, AMG chiec Volker Mornhinweg declared the "war of horsepower" is over. This is a bit like Bob Dylan declaring there are no more songs to be written; if it's really true, he's got nothing left to do and we're all poorer for it. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/352009/622218null XML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Technical/Freeze-Frame-blues/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615205?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Most people consider diagnostics the biggest challenge in automotive repair. This has been true since the days when a technician's diagnosis relied mostly on finely-tuned senses and years of experience. But unless it's a mechanical malfunction, the things we can see, hear or feel are not the most common clues on today's cars. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/312009/615205null XML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/President-Obama-outlines-GMs-requirements-to-make-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600984?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 President Barack Obama spoke to the nation Monday morning, addressing the bankruptcy filing by General Motors. Here is the text of President Obama?s address that will affect automotive industry and aftermarket. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/232009/600984null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Technical/Fuel-injection-technologies-come-full-circle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601629?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 I just found an old photograph I shot in a museum. It shows a fuel injector protruding into the combustion chamber of a cutaway engine. Things I've seen and learned since that day have made this old picture tell a new story that explains how an old technology has come full circle. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/232009/601629null XML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Obama-calls-for-better-business-plans-from-executi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589953?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 President Obama this morning says the automotive industry has work to do, calling for better business plans from Chrysler and General Motors. The automotive giants have requested more bailout money from the government. 2009-03-30T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/142009/589953null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Proposed-bill-would-give-vouchers-to-new-car-buyer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588904?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that U.S. Reps. Donald Manzullo, R-Ill., and Timothy Ryan, D-Ohio, have introduced the New Automobile Voucher Program to Congress to provide a one-time boost to vehicle sales in 2009. 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/132009/588904null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Emissions-standards-based-on-California-regulation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586300?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Iowa's House of Representatives will take a look at legislation that could make Iowa's emissions standards more similar to those in California. 2009-03-11T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/112009/586300null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Missouri-auto-industry-workers-receive-Labor-Depar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583806?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The U.S. Department of Labor is giving a $2,199,132 grant to assist approximately 574 workers affected by layoffs from automotive industry suppliers across Missouri and in nearby Kansas. 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/092009/583806null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Government-takes-closer-look-at-tumbling-retiremen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583804?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that last week one part of the federal government took a closer look at some of your retirement accounts in efforts to see what might be done to say the tumbling accounts. 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/092009/583804null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Pelosi-Reid-set-conditions-for-auto-bailout/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568180?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 House and Senate leaders are tying strings to the automotive bailout sought by domestic automakers. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/482008/568180null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/NJ-Assembly-passes-Right-to-Repair/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561535?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 New Jersey Assembly recently passed the Motor Vehicle Owners? Right to Repair Act (A-803) by a vote of 49 in favor, 22 against and 8 abstaining. 2008-10-29T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/442008/561535null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/California-automotive-repair-bill-vetoed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557228?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed California Assembly Bill 2825 regarding automotive repair crash parts after holding the bill on his desk since Aug. 18, 2008. 2008-10-09T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/412008/557228null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Senate-passes-intellectual-property-bill/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555815?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed legislation on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, Senate Bill 3325. The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., ranking member, was also passed by the House of Representatives and has been sent to the White House for the president?s signature. 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/402008/555815null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Events/Hearing-set-for-proposed-Colorado-vehicle-emission/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/553303?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission recently heard the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Air Pollution Control Division?s request for a public hearing. 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/392008/553303null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Online-registration-open-for-2009-Aftermarket-Legi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/552458?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Online registration for the 2009 Aftermarket Legislative Summit, March 11-12, is now available. For information on how to register, visit www.aftermarket.org and click on "Meetings/Events." 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/392008/552458null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Suppliers-send-message-to-Washington-to-get-Congre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/552227?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Representatives from the nation's leading automotive and heavy duty suppliers visited the offices of more than 40 senators and members of Congress urging quick action on funding for a provision approved in last year's Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/392008/552227null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Identity-theft-bill-on-its-way-to-President-Bush/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/551048?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The U.S. House of Representatives has passed U.S. Senate Bill 2168 for the Identity Theft and Restitution Act of 2007 via voice vote. The bill would protect businesses and individuals against cyber crimes and stiffen penalties against online criminals and identity thieves, according to information from the Automotive Service Association (ASA). 2008-09-19T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/382008/551048null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/ASA-takes-stance-on-Floridas-goal-of-reducing-gree/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/547931?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission held another briefing Aug. 28 to discuss Florida’s proposal of adopting California’s motor vehicle emissions standards, including the fleet-wide average greenhouse gas (GHG) standards. 2008-09-08T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/362008/547931null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Safety-lamp-standard-ruling-delayed-for-more-revie/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/547436?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has delayed the effective date of an amendment that reorganizes and improves the structure and clarity of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108 for Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment, according to information from the Automotive Service Association (ASA). 2008-09-04T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/362008/547436null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Amended-EPA-rule-encourages-use-of-aluminum-in-car/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528436?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has amended Hazardous Waste Rule No. F019 to encourage use of aluminum in automobile construction. This final rule, which became effective July 7, applies to wastewater treatment sludge produced when manufacturing aluminum. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/282008/528436null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Senate-overturns-EPA-denial-of-California-greenhou/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518898?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted on legislation this week to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) denial of California's waiver request to set its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards. 2008-05-27T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/212008/518898null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Business+Basics/Good-governmentfor-the-people-by-the-people-says-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518170?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 CHICAGO ? Are you for good government? Of course you are. But are you for better government? According to Leslie Waters, a former legislator with the Florida House of Representatives and a political grassroots facilitator, if you?re a business owner ? big or small ? better government is in your best interests.?But what is good, or better, government? 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/212008/518170null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Energy-Bill-passes-Florida-Legislature/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513867?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Florida House Bill 7135 passed that state?s Senate May 1 by a 39-1 vote. The original bill, which passed the Florida House of Representatives on April 29, was authored by the House Environmental and Natural Resources Council Committee and contains language aimed at implementing policies related to energy and global climate change. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/182008/513867null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Observer-Unlocking-Repair-Information-Access/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513030?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 IT STARTED OUT as a simple flat tire. But after trying to program the tire pressure monitoring system, this otherwise marginal repair effort set off a series of electronic roadblocks until the Nissan finally had to be hauled off to the dealership on a flatbed truck. Is this a training issue or a genuine lack of repair information access? 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/182008/513030/i1_thumbnail.jpg http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/182008/513030null XML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Colorado-governor-goes-after-cleaning-up-the-envir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513452?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter recently issued three executive orders as part of his Climate Action Plan. One executive order issued a standard for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the standard set a goal of a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions statewide by 2020 and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/182008/513452null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/AAIA-urging-support-for-federal-patent-law/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511539?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), has called on Congress to support H.R. 5638, legislation that would amend federal patent law to provide an exception from design patent infringement for alternative repair parts used for the purpose of restoring a vehicle to its original appearance. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/172008/511539null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Distribution/EPA-gives-Celadon-Trucking-top-score-for-freight-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508420?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Celadon Trucking Services Inc. has earned the top score awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for freight carriers that participate in their SmartWay Transport Partnership. SmartWay is a collaboration within the freight industry to increase fuel efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. By 2012, this voluntary partnership aims to reduce between 33 million to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions per year. 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/152008/508420null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Driving-costs-nearly-two-cents-more-per-mile-this-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507700?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 According to the AAA, driving now costs nearly two cents more per mile than it did in 2007. AAA's 2008 edition of "Your Driving Costs" shows the cost of driving a passenger vehicle in the United States has increased 1.9 cents per mile in the last year and now averages 54.1 cents per mile. 2008-04-07T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/142008/507700null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Distribution/Fast-Undercar-puts-support-behind-CAWA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507201?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Fast Undercar, Inc. has made a major financial commitment to support what The California/ Nevada/ Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) does on behalf of the aftermarket industry in government affairs out west. Fast Undercar joins NAPA, CARQUEST, AutoZone, AFFINIA (WIX and Raybestos), Standard Motor Products, GATES and AAIA as major supporters of the industry's first line of defense out West, CAWA reports. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/142008/507201null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/CARB-puts-ZEV-production-number-at-7500/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507205?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will triple the amount of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) proposed for production by automakers from 2012 through 2014. CARB staff members originally proposed a requirement of 2,500 vehicles but the board increased this to 7,500. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/142008/507205null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/CARB-looking-at-reducing-required-ZEV-sales-number/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505598?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering making revisions to the state's zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations. The 11-member board this morning will hear recommendations from the CARB staff that would allow carmakers to sell 2,500 pure ZEV or electric vehicles between 2012 and 2014 instead of the current mandate of 25,000 in that time period. The board will listen to the recommendation and suggest amendments or table it for further discussion. 2008-03-27T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/132008/505598null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Walker-Products-rep-latest-member-of-CAWA-board/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504991?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 A national sales manager is the latest appointment to the California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association's (CAWA) MAC. Ron Aparicio of Walker Products has joined the group. Chairman of the Board Pat Winters of CARQUEST appointed him. 2008-03-25T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/132008/504991null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Americans-care-about-greenhouse-gas-emissions-but-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504495?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Even though many Americans are concerned about the environment, most are concerned about their wallets as well. A recent study shows that increasing the gasoline tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is not a popular option. According to a nationwide survey by the National Center for Public Policy Research, 48 percent of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more in gasoline taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 2008-03-24T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/122008/504495null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Past-state-ASA-chairman-speaks-out-against-super-w/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504309?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Charlie Elder, AAM, immediate-past chairman of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors, testified before a Florida state committee earlier this week in opposition of super warranties. He spoke before the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at a third workshop March 18 in Tallahassee, Fla., on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the potential adoption of California motor vehicle emissions standards in Florida. 2008-03-21T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/122008/504309null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Distribution/Right-to-Repair-bill-gets-longer-consideration-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503993?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Massachusetts lawmakers have a little more time to consider the state's Right to Repair bill. After a statewide poll of independent auto repair shops in Massachusetts showed overwhelming support for equal access to repair information, the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure extended its deadline for consideration of the Right to Repair bill for another 60 days. 2008-03-19T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/122008/503993null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Events/Volvo-displays-carbon-dioxide-neutral-technology-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500952?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The Volvo Group has brought its carbon dioxide-neutral trucks to Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) arranged by the U.S. State Department, the Volvo Group has presented seven different trucks, all of which can be driven without any net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. During the conference, the Volvo Group displayed four Volvo FMs, two Volvo VNs and a Mack Pinnacle, which are equipped with engines specifically modified to operate with seven different renewable fuels/fuel combinations. 2008-03-07T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/102008/500952null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/NADA-backs-federal-regulations-of-vehicle-greenhou/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499764?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The debate continues whether regulation of motor vehicle greenhouse gases should be done at the federal, state or local level. The federal government recently got a boost in this support when the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) threw its backing behind federal regulation. 2008-03-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/102008/499764null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/CAWA-continues-its-fight-against-super-warranties-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493710?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 While the desire to reduce greenhouse gases and noxious vehicle emissions is a good thing in and of itself, the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) push to convince state governments to adopt environmental legislation that includes super warranty regulations will do more harm than good to the aftermarket industry and, in turn, to consumers, according to opponents. 2008-02-25T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/082008/493710null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/CAWA-joins-the-push-for-patent-repair-clause/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493448?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 The California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers? Association (CAWA) also encourages Congress to maintain a system that for more than 60 years has offered consumers an alternative choice when it comes to auto repair. 2008-02-22T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/082008/493448null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/NADA-getting-ready-for-potential-fight-over-CAF-st/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490885?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 During this year's annual convention, the National Automobile Dealers Association says its members are in the middle of a battle, the fight over fuel economy and vehicle tailpipe emissions. NADA supports the aggressive but responsible CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) increase of vehicles to achieve 35 mpg by 2020, which is a 40 percent increase in fuel economy over today?s standards. NADA opposes any effort to overturn the EPA's decision because it would undermine a federal approach. 2008-02-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/072008/490885null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Pressure-Mounts-on-EPA-to-Reconsider-Denial-of-Cal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488074?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has introduced legislation that would direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant California a waiver under the Clean Air Act to cut global warming pollution from motor vehicles. The measure has a number of co-sponsors, including Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL). 2008-01-30T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/052008/488074null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Federal-Study-Proposes-Increased-Gas-Tax-to-Update/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/486567?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 Federal gasoline taxes should be increased up to 40 cents per gallon over the next five years, says the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, following a two-year study, the results of which were reported to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and to a Senate panel. 2008-01-24T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/042008/486567null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/California-Sues-the-EPA-ARB-Refutes-EPA-Rationale/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483957?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 When the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) denied the state of California the waiver required to enable the state to regulate tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and light trucks, it was only a matter of time before the state reacted. Besides California, which originated the tougher standards, there are 16 other states that have either adopted or are in the process of adopting the California standard - Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and Washington. 2008-01-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/022008/483957null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/European-Proposed-Legislation-Uses-Fines-to-Limit-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483351?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has proposed legislation that would begin implementing an integrated approach to reducing the average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars to 120 grams per kilometer by 2012, a reduction of 25 percent from the current average is around 160 g/km. 2008-01-10T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/022008/483351null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/EPA-Denies-California-Request-to-Control-Emissions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481701?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 WASHINGTON -The Bush Administration is moving forward with a national solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from American vehicles. The new energy legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Bush late last month provides a federal fuel economy standard that offers environmental benefits, energy security and economic certainty for the nation. 2008-01-02T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/012008/481701null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/WASHINGTON-WATCH-New-Energy-Act-Will-Change-the-Ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480404?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has signed into law new energy legislation, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, that will reduce oil dependency. The signing comes just days after Congress approved legislation, with majority votes of 85-12 in the U.S. Senate and 314-100 in the U.S. House of Representatives. 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/512007/480404null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Maine-Business-Development-Committee-Halts-Right-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478992?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 WASHINGTON, D.C. - After studying the issue for much of this past legislative session, the Maine Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research, and Economic Development met last week to make a formal recommendation on whether the "so-called" Right to Repair bill should be forwarded to the legislature. Following the work session, the committee unanimously decided that at this time legislation was unnecessary and asked stakeholders to update the committee in April 2008 on various training initiatives proposed by the Maine Automobile Dealers Association (MADA) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA). 2007-12-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/502007/478992null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/No-Quick-Easy-Fix-for-Carbon-Emissions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/477651?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 GOLDEN, CO - In late November, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently hosted its 5th Energy Analysis Forum, the theme of which was Analytic Insights into Carbon Policy Design and the Implications for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Carbon policy is one strategy under consideration by governments, including the U.S., to help stem global warming. 2007-12-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/492007/477651null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Federal-Fuel-Economy-Compromise-Nears/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/476042?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 WASHINGTON - The Detroit Free Press has reported that Congressional negotiators are close to agreement on an increase in fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, with some caveats to satisfy U.S. automakers. The compromise would preserve the distinction between cars and trucks, something Detroit automakers have fought for, while giving federal regulators strict limits on how to put the increases into place. It also would include a provision backed by the UAW aimed at keeping small-car production in the United States. 2007-11-29T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/482007/476042null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/International/Global-Leaders-Weigh-In-On-Sustainable-Mobility/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/476040?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 SHANGHAI, CHINA - On the second day of Challenge Bibendum 2007, the annual Michelin-organized conference on sustainable mobility currently taking place in, former European Parliament President Pat Cox led an animated debate on current social expectations on sustainable mobility. 2007-11-29T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/482007/476040null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/European-Automotive-Industry-Calls-for-More-RampD-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/473947?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European automobile industry would like to see more invested in research and development (R&D) in order to meet emerging challenges that will affect transport. At its annual conference last week, the European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) participants agreed that important results were achieved during 2007. However, new challenges for the future have been identified. 2007-11-21T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472007/473947null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/California-Sues-EPA-For-Stonewalling-Vehicle-Green/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/472385?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 SACRAMENTO, CA - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sued the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to force the agency to take action on California's request to curb greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty motor vehicles. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, charges the EPA with an unreasonable delay in reaching a decision on California's landmark law, known as the Pavley bill, which mandates a 30 percent reduction in motor vehicle emissions by 2016. Fourteen other states have pledged support for California as interveners in the lawsuit. 2007-11-15T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462007/472385null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Industry-Issues-Slip-Into-Background-as-Recess-and/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470732?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 LAS VEGAS - On the last morning of the 2007 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service, attendees were provided a legislative update by Robert Redding, the Washington representative for the Automotive Service Association (ASA). Redding covered a number of issues, at the federal and state level, that have relevance for the automotive industry. 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452007/470732null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Washington+Watch/Senate-Rebuffs-Automakers-Raises-CAFE-Standard-to-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/440664?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 For the first time in more than two decades, automakers will be required to meet a large increase in fuel mileage requirements. By a margin of 65-to-27, the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping energy bill (S. 1419), ending a test of wills with the auto, oil and power utility industries ... 2007-07-10T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/282007/440664/WWth_thumbnail.jpg http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/282007/440664null HTML http://www.search-autoparts.com/searchautoparts/Opinion%2FCommentary/CA-Seeks-EPA-Waiver-to-Impose-State-Emissions-Law/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/429959?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 ARLINGTON, VA (May 23, 2007) - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) panel chaired by Margo Oge, director of EPA's office of Transportation and Air Quality, held the first of two hearings earlier this month to hear a request from the state of California to allow it to impose the nation's strictest controls on tailpipe emissions ... 2007-05-29T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/222007/429959/WWth_thumbnail.jpg http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/222007/429959null HTML http://www.search-autoparts.com/searchautoparts/Opinion%2FCommentary/Tailpipe-Emissions-Legislation-Revs-Up/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/414567?contextCategoryId=40775&ref=25 In the past month, the issue of tailpipe emissions has come to the forefront at both the state and federal level. The ramifications of current deliberations will affect not only automakers, but also consumers and automotive service professionals ... 2007-03-27T04:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/132007/414567/WWth_thumbnail.jpg http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/132007/414567null HTML