The U.S. Commerce Department will finalize a ban on the sale of Chinese cars and trucks before President Joe Biden leaves office, leaving the incoming administration to decide which factories and vehicles to exempt. +
Attorney Jim Ganther predicts a number of benefits to dealers and consumer will flow from economic, trade and environmental policies promoted, enacted and enforced by a second Trump administration. +
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on an appeal brought by conservative states, teeing up a likely reversal to EPA policy in the early days of the second Trump administration. +
Reuters reports members of the Trump transition team will recommend a reversal of Biden administration policies designed to encourage EV production and sales. +
Members of the Trump administration’s transition team have recommended that NHTSA no longer require automakers to report fatal crashes involving self-driving technology. +
Andrew Ferguson has been tapped to promote from commissioner to chair of the Federal Trade Commission by President-elect Donald Trump. +
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Sean Duffy to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, succeeding Biden administration appointee Pete Buttigieg. +
President-elect Donald Trump will take office with plans to levy tariffs, delete EV tax credits and rely on the counsel of Elon Musk, forcing auto industry leaders to prepare for multiple outcomes. +
Senator-elect Bernie Moreno, a former dealer and factory executive, says he wants to scrap policies that produce “cars people don’t want." +
The decision to eliminate the $7,500 consumer tax credit has led to speculation that a repeal could give Tesla an edge over competitors like Ford and GM. +
