During a recent meeting with local Brazilian media in Brazil, Fabio Rua, Vice President, Public Policy, Communications & ESG at GM South America, said that the company is seeking to export vehicles from the U.S. to the Brazilian marketplace.
Rua said that GM has already informed Brazilian authorities that it would li
According to information released by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on August 31, the SAMR and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) recently approved and issued the mandatory national standard Technical Specifications for Safety of Power-driven Vehicles Operating on Roads (GB 7
On September 3, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a group that represents most major U.S. automakers urged Congress to pass legislation that exists in both houses before the end of 2026 that bar Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market.
The group's CEO John Bozzella wrote a letter to Congress stating in part, "Giv
On September 2, a federal judge in Washington blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from sending a landmark proposal to repeal California vehicle emissions rules to the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress.
The EPA wants to repeal the waivers that allow California to set its own auto emissions standa
On August 31, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the administration is preparing to finalize lower federal fuel economy requirements for OEMs that reverse the regulatory tightening adopted under President Joe Biden, and will announce the new standards soon.
The final requirements have not yet been rel
Four GOP senators want Congress to repeal California's waivers that allow it to set stricter tailpipe emissions, arguing the waivers allowed the California Air Resources Board "to impose its regulatory agenda far beyond California’s borders."
The U.S. EPA in June sent the Congress state vehicle emissions rules for po
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced it will begin developing new federal safety standards for vehicle emergency door exit systems after concerns that occupants can become trapped in vehicles following electrical power failures.
The decision follows multiple incidents involvin
On July 16, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was denying a 2024 petition filed by Tesla to avoid a recall fix for about 19,900 vehicles with headlights that may exceed maximum lighting levels.
The recall covers 2017-2023 model year Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y vehicles.
Whil
On July 7, PACCAR announced that Peterbilt Motors Company and Kenworth Truck Company will implement updated software for vehicles equipped with PACCAR MX-11 and PACCAR MX-13 engines, reflecting revised U.S. EPA guidance on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) inducements. Trucks manufactured after July 20 will have the softwar
On June 24, the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) adopted the world’s first regulatory framework for fully driverless Automated Driving Systems (ADS). The new framework establishes uniform international safety requirements and a common m
On June 25, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed updates to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that would remove the mandate for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed to operate exclusively without a human driver.
Key updates to FMVSS No. 135 would include:
• Removing requireme
On June 22, the state of California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the agency earlier this month sent the Republican-controlled Congress landmark state vehicle emissions rules for potential repeal.
The dispute rests on the EPA’s decision to allo
As Tesla seeks European approval for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, it has presented self-published safety statistics to regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands that independent researchers say are misleading. A Reuters investigation found Tesla has repeatedly claimed FSD is up to 10 times safer than human driv
On June 9, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released results of its first-ever evaluation of commercial vehicles, including six cargo vans, and three heavy-duty Class 3 pickups, which have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,001-14,000 pounds. IIHS is planning later assessments of larger, Clas
On June 4, President Trump said he met with auto leaders to discuss the debate over "right-to-repair" legislation, including GM CEO Mary Barra, Ford senior executive Andrew Frick and National Automobile Dealers Association and Alliance for Automotive Innovation officials.
"We had the auto industry in yesterday. They
On May 21, Audi USA announced that its adaptive driving beam (ADB) Digital Matrix LED headlights will be available to U.S. customers for the first time on the all-new, full-size, 2027 Audi Q9 and SQ9 flagship SUV models. The new micro LED technology will be available when the new models arrive at U.S. dealers later t
On May 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a deregulatory action to delay the compliance deadlines for Biden-era emission standards for light-and medium-duty vehicles for two years until model year (MY) 2029 following the shift away from electric vehicles (EVs).
The announ
On May 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to satisfactorily pass the agency’s new benchmark tests for vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
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