A number of auto suppliers are reducing R&D and engineering budgets in response to cost pressures, according to a report in Crain’s Detroit.
Declining automotive plant capacity utilization in the U.S. is expected to be a...more
8/22/2024
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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
7/25/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Cox Automotive predicts U.S. new light-vehicle sales in the first half...more
6/27/2024
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Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley &...more
6/12/2024
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Lithium Batteries ,
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Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
UAW ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner partner Ann Marie Uetz offers insight on the dynamics...more
5/30/2024
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Semiconductors ,
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Supply Shortages ,
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner and MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers will host a...more
5/16/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner provided an overview of recent state and federal...more
5/1/2024
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UAW ,
Unions
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Recent pricing disputes with suppliers have resulted in production...more
4/17/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner LLP partner Nicholas Ellis is quoted in the Supply...more
4/5/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Nearly 9,000 UAW members at Ford’s largest truck plant in Kentucky...more
2/21/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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China may have surpassed Japan to become the world’s largest...more
1/25/2024
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Electric Vehicles ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Full-year 2023 U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached approximately 15.5...more
1/10/2024
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner partner Ann Marie Uetz is quoted in the Supply Chain...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller and retired partner John...more
11/9/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner LLP partner Ann Marie Uetz appeared on CNBC’s ‘Power...more
10/11/2023
/ Automation Systems ,
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Cybersecurity ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
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Infrastructure ,
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Technology Sector ,
UAW
The United Auto Workers Union strike against the Detroit Three automakers that began on September 15th continues with no immediate resolution in sight. The UAW expanded the strike on Friday September 22nd when some 5,500 UAW...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner LLP provided a recap of critical business and legal...more
9/27/2023
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Infrastructure ,
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OEM ,
Renewable Fuel ,
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Supply Shortages ,
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UAW
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner will host a half-day Automotive Forum on Wednesday,...more
9/13/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner will host a half-day Automotive Forum on Wednesday,...more
8/31/2023
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Mexico ,
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Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Unions ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached 1.3 million units in July,...more
8/10/2023
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OEM ,
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities -
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Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller is quoted in the Law360...more
7/26/2023
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Innovative Technology ,
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Tax Incentives ,
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner’s second annual Manufacturing White Paper, Top Legal...more
7/12/2023
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Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.”
Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the...more
7/11/2023
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Enforcement ,
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Final Rules ,
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Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. ...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023...more
6/14/2023
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