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
1/25/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Manufacturers ,
NHTSA ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
U.S. new light-vehicle sales totaled 13.7 million units in 2022, representing an 8% decline...more
1/10/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages
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 developments in design...more
12/21/2022
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Technology Sector
This report 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’s Supply Chain Disruption...more
12/6/2022
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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner shared highlights from the Outlook Panel featured at...more
11/23/2022
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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner was among the sponsors of the OESA 2022 Automotive...more
11/9/2022
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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities...more
As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more
7/7/2022
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Audits ,
BPA ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Human Rights ,
ICFR ,
Internet of Things ,
Investment ,
Liability ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Model Contract Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patents ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unions ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In December 2021, FCA US LLC and Stellantis N.V. (“Stellantis”) issued new purchase order terms and conditions, that significantly changed the default terms between Stellantis and its suppliers. The supply base found many of...more
In 2022, automotive suppliers face many of the same issues that have bedeviled the industry throughout 2021, as well as a host of all-new challenges. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of pre-pandemic life, the relative...more
3/17/2022
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Corruption ,
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IMMEX ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Mexico ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Security ,
NHTSA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OEM ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Vertical Mergers
A global pandemic. A worldwide shortage of microchips. Vaccine mandates and testing requirements. Labor shortages and increased salary costs for employees who do show up to work. Not to mention the hundreds of containers...more
The advent of new technology brings along with it the murkiness of how the American legal system will treat such technology. Before the rise of blockchain for instance, businesses were uncertain how courts would treat...more
10/8/2021
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
E-SIGN ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governance Standards ,
Service Level Agreements ,
Smart Contracts ,
Supply Chain ,
Termination ,
UETA
...Given that the original epicenter of the coronavirus was the important worldwide manufacturing hub of Wuhan, China, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted in ways that continue one year later. The...more
One year ago, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption, in addition to the new administration, continues to present a variety of fresh issues.
Foley’s...more
3/10/2021
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Automotive Industry ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Mexico ,
NHTSA ,
Patents ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Wars ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vaccinations ,
Vertical Mergers
Demand for most raw materials generally fell significantly in the early months of the Coronavirus pandemic, including the demand for steel. The sharp decline in demand caused many steel mills to curb production, which caused...more
While nearly every facet of the economy has been affected by COVID-19, the automotive industry remains one of the sectors most affected. The industry continues to face the double impact of declining sales and increasing...more
To say that COVID-19 has wrought havoc on automotive supply chains this year may be an understatement. With significant portions of their supply chains located in China, automotive suppliers and their customers had to contend...more
To say that COVID-19 has wrought havoc on automotive supply chains over the last 8-12 months may be an understatement. With significant portions of their supply chain located in China, automotive suppliers and their...more
Welcome to the newest edition of Foley’s MarketTrends newsletter. In this issue, we focus on key legal issues facing the Automotive and Manufacturing industries in 2020.
Legal Safeguards in Joint Development Relationships -...more
2/13/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Best Practices ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Joint Venture ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Partnerships ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars
With the coronavirus sweeping through major manufacturing hubs in China, the government has mandated shutdowns in many cities. The mandatory evacuation and closure of many businesses and schools in the area has shut down a...more
There are very few problems in the supply chain that can cause more headaches for manufacturers than a financially troubled supplier. Financially troubled suppliers threaten the continuity of supply as they are often unable...more
In the face of what General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra calls a “fast-changing market,” this week General Motors announced its plans to end the production of certain vehicles, reduce its North American work force by more than 10%,...more
On August 9, 2018, Original Equipment Suppliers Association (“OESA”) held its 2018 Automotive Commodities Event covering a variety of topics related to commodities purchasing, including strategies for price risk management,...more
9/11/2018
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Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
For automotive suppliers, some of the most important terms in any contract for the purchase or sale of goods are the warranties that apply to those goods. This article will address one particular kind of warranty – the...more
For manufacturing companies, some of the most important terms in any contract for the purchase or sale of goods are the warranties that apply to those goods. This article will address one particular kind of warranty – the...more