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
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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
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
Employment Contract ,
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OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
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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On October 24, UAW President Shawn Fain abruptly called for a strike...more
10/25/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
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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
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
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Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
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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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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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
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China ,
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
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UAW
The United Auto Workers (UAW) Union’s contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are set to expire on September 14, 2023. Concerns are growing among the automotive supply base about the impact of a walkout by 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 will host a half-day Automotive Forum on Wednesday,...more
8/31/2023
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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)
The August 15, 2023 Mexican Federal Official Gazette contains a Presidential Decree (the Decree) that for the following two years -August 16, 2023 through July 31, 2025-, increases import duties in the range of 5% to 25% to...more
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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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
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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
For many years, Michigan has consistently interpreted “blanket” purchase orders as binding requirements contracts that could bind suppliers (and buyers) for many years — frequently, for the life of a particular OEM or buyer...more
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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Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
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Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
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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Best Practices ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain
Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst -
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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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Safety Standards ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst -
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities....more
6/1/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Labor Relations ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NHTSA ,
OEM ,
Renewable Fuel ,
UAW
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
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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
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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
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
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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
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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 first installment of Foley & Lardner LLP’s Auto Trends 2023 Series...more
Over the course of the last three years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers have been rocked by a series of challenges, including shutdowns and restarts due to COVID-19, extreme labor turnover, higher...more