NADA DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE NADA Advocacy Update by RICK DeSILVA, JR., Director for New Jersey, NADA NADA continues to advocate aggressively on issues critical to the automotive retail industry. This article covers the latest updates on these issues. Please contact me with any questions at rdesilva@libertycarsnj.com. SO-CALLED “RIGHT TO REPAIR” LEGISLATION Earlier this year, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, including the “REPAIR Act” (H.R. 1566). The entire bill was stripped down to three provisions that NADA supported: codifying the 2014 light-duty and 2015 heavy-duty truck Memorandums of Understanding, and an FTC study on this issue, due in 2030. Thanks to NADA’s grassroots advocacy, the committee withdrew its problematic draft of the “REPAIR Act” and replaced it with a significantly scaled-back version. The bill preserves the current repair system without introducing new liabilities on dealers, opening warranty and recall work to third parties, or threatening state franchise law. NADA anticipates “right to repair” supporters will try to restore the dropped language when the bill moves to the House floor. CHINESE OEMS’ ENTRY INTO THE U.S. AUTO MARKET On May 28, NADA and other auto industry groups met with high-ranking officials in the National Security Council to advocate for maintaining barriers to the entry of Chinese OEMs into the U.S. market. In mid-May, Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced the “Connected Vehicle Act” (H.R. 8730) as the House companion to the Senate version (S. 4429) introduced in April by Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). The bill would prohibit the import, sale, and operation of vehicles manufactured in China or any other country of concern and ban the use of Chinese-developed connected-vehicle technologies — such as software and data systems — on American roads. NADA is monitoring the potential for Chinese automakers to enter the U.S. market and the need for appropriate government barriers due to concerns about unfair competition, consumer privacy, and national security. NADA has sent letters to the Trump administration, urging them to take decisive action to prevent their entry into the U.S. 9 NEW JERSEY auto retailer
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