Oct
22
Automakers welcome the news of a second consecutive year of declines in highway fatalities following the U.S. Department of Transportation report that 2018’s highway fatalities were down 2.4 percent from a year earlier. The department’s preliminary figures for 2019’s first six months shows a further decrease, down 3.4 percent from the same period a year […]
Jul
22
Washington, D.C. – Automakers continue advancing their focus on assistive transportation technologies that hold promise for people with disabilities and older adults; and the industry’s 2nd workshop included meeting with other stakeholders as part of the July 19 workshop on Automated Vehicle accessibility. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers organized the all-day workshop, which was held […]
Jun
13
On June 12, 2019, the Auto Alliance submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the importance of automotive safety being a priority in the 5.9 GHz spectrum. Automakers believe it is important to ensure that intelligent transportation systems (“ITS”) and vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) technologies are able to operate in the 5.9 GHz band free […]
Jun
7
The following statement on the agreement reached tonight between the U.S. and Mexico can be attributable to David Schwietert, Interim President and CEO at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers: “We are pleased to see that the president has decided against imposing tariffs on goods coming into the country from Mexico. Any barrier to the flow […]
Jun
4
Over the last several weeks, leaders in the auto industry and Colorado state officials have engaged in discussions about the possibility of creating a zero emission program that would be unique to Colorado. These talks have concluded and Colorado state officials are moving forward with implementing the California Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate. In response to […]
May
31
Statement attributable to Alliance Interim President and CEO David Schwietert: While we appreciate the administration’s efforts to seek Congressional action on legislation to modernize the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, our position on tariffs remains unchanged: they are a tax on our customers, which means they’re harmful to our nation’s economy and the millions of American jobs […]