Foley & Lardner announced the 2024 installment of its Auto Trends series—A Year in Review: Updates, Trends and the Road Ahead. This series delves deep into the transformative forces shaping the automotive world by providing...more
1/9/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Automated Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
CARB ,
Clean Energy ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Policies ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
OEM ,
Price Inflation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector
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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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Cox Automotive predicts U.S. new light-vehicle sales in the first half...more
6/27/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
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
/ Advertising ,
Automotive Industry ,
Blockchain ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Lithium Batteries ,
NHTSA ,
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
/ 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 LLP partner Nicholas Ellis is quoted in the Supply...more
4/5/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
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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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 partner Vanessa Miller is quoted in the Law360...more
7/26/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Batteries ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Incentives ,
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’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 fourth installment of Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023...more
4/6/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
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 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 update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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The National Automobile Dealers Association estimates U.S. new...more
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
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Technology Sector