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Virginia May Eliminate Vehicle Safety Inspections
ASA issues statement opposing the bills which would kill an important program, the association says.
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ASA issues statement opposing the bills which would kill an important program, the association says.
The legislation would have exempted vehicles eight years and newer from the emissions I/M program.
The Legislature now has until May 15 to determine whether to pass the bill.
In addition, the vehicle manufacturers will have to place the same notice online or in the owner's manual.
Automotive Service Association President Ray Fisher testified at the hearing.
This bipartisan bill protects Americans' right to convert street vehicles into dedicated racecars and the motorsports-parts industry's ability to sell products that enable racers to compete.
The reduction of tariffs to 7.5 percent on products on list 4a and the cancellation of tariffs on list 4b are an important start, according to MEMA, but the association encourages the administration to review the 25 percent tariffs still in place on $250 billion of goods.
The Coalition for Safe and Secure Data (CSSD) reached out to aftermarketNews.com following the news coverage Thursday about an updated version of the Massachusetts Right to Repair bill heading to the ballot.
In 2012 Massachusetts voted 86% for the Right to Repair Law, but new wireless technologies now threaten car owners' rights to buy parts or get cars repaired wherever they choose.
Pointing to a fatal Uber crash last year, a U.S. Senate committee recently focused on how to best address safety challenges involving autonomous vehicles (AVs) during a recent hearing. A self-driving Uber car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a woman in 2018.
