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Foley is here to help you through all aspects of rethinking your long-term business strategies, investments, partnerships, and technology. ...more
9/18/2024
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Charging Stations ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Mexico ,
NHTSA ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs
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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Automotive Industry ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Layoffs ,
Manufacturers ,
OEM ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Key Developments -
The Society of Automotive Analysts (SAA) will host Coffee Break with Foley & Lardner: Combating Internal and External IP Leakage on August 21, 2024 at 11:00am (ET). Register here to attend the webinar....more
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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
7/10/2024
/ Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Chevron Deference ,
China ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
EU ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology Sector ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Batteries ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
UAW
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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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
OEM ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
UAW
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Clean Air Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
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Full-year 2023 U.S. new light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 15.5 million units, and increase to 15.9 million units in 2024, according to projections from S&P Global Mobility. Global light-vehicle...more
12/20/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Suppliers ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UAW
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Labor negotiations between the UAW and Detroit Three automakers...more
11/27/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Batteries ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Employment Contract ,
Exports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NTSB ,
OEM ,
Ratification ,
Suppliers ,
UAW ,
Wages
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Employment Contract ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
UAW
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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On October 24, UAW President Shawn Fain abruptly called for a strike...more
10/25/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
UAW ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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 ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
UAW
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NEPA ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
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
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
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
8/31/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Batteries ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Mexico ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Unions
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
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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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023...more
6/14/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
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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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023...more
5/17/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector
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
5/3/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector
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
4/19/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
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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The third installment of Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023 Series...more
3/22/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector
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
Coming off a record year in car sales, it’s expected that warranty and recall costs will continue to be on the rise. With that in mind, it’s vital that OEMs and suppliers have both their foreign and domestic contracts in...more
2/3/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Contract Formation ,
Contract Terms ,
Driverless Cars ,
International Sales ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Venue