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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
Manufacturers should add “possible class action defense” to the list of considerations when evaluating whether to conduct a voluntary recall of a consumer product, particularly when class action litigation is threatened or...more
Vehicle manufacturing is a highly regulated process for good reason. The lives of all on the U.S. roadways are at stake every moment during operation....more
In December 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced it had finalized amendments to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (“FMVSS”) 213 regarding child restraint systems (“CRS”)....more
Automotive OEMs, suppliers, startups and other participants in the automotive ecosystem have a great deal to do in 2023 as manufacturers begin to move to diversify historical internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle product...more
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. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Nicholas Ellis is quoted in the Automotive...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s updated guidance encourages auto industry suppliers and manufacturers to consider cybersecurity a top organizational priority. On September 9, 2022, the National...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) recently issued updated guidance on cybersecurity best practices for motor vehicle safety. This non-binding guidance demonstrates NHTSA’s continued emphasis on...more
Beneficial cargo owners have faced well-reported challenges in recent bid seasons. Two plus years of global pandemic unleashed supply and capacity interruption, carrier lane divergence, and an explosion in rates as well as...more
The automotive supply chain bears complexity in its production and its regulation. Automotive manufacturers, their original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and aftermarket parts producers are required to comply with the...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Foley & Lardner launched a Supply Chain Disruption Series to help clients navigate a range...more
On May 2, 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published their new, stronger, corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for model years (MY) 2024-2026 originally announced April 1. The final...more
As we previously wrote, in November, Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts was passed, which requires car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS...more
Throughout 2021, the administration and Congress have made clear the support for US domestic manufacturing of the electric mobility supply chain. Their goal is to both boost economic growth and reduce US carbon emissions....more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner partners assessed the recent federal appeals court...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key developments - U.S. new light-vehicle sales in September are forecast to reach a...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key developments - LMC Automotive revised its global light vehicle forecast to 80 million...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key developments - Aptiv estimates the auto industry could experience a third quarter...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - New vehicle prices increased 6.4% in the last 12 months, representing...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - U.S. new light vehicle sales in July fell to an estimated SAAR of 14.5...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Production downtime during July and August has been scheduled for five GM...more
On June 29, 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Standing General Order (SGO) to manufacturers and operators of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance...more
On Friday, June 25, 2021, a Massachusetts federal district court held the first of two closing arguments in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healey, a case involving a motor vehicle manufacturer trade association’s...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) implemented a new regulation permitting low-volume automobile manufacturers to construct and sell limited numbers of replica vehicles, subject to intellectual...more