AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE POLICY COUNCIL, INC. for AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE POLICY COUNCIL, INC.

Automotive Industry AUT

Provide recommendations on the position of U.S. automakers on trade and related market access issues to the Administration and agency officials for a proposed modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Advocate for the inclusion of currency disciplines and for the recognition of safety and automotive standards within a proposed modernization of North American Free Trade Agreement and future U.S. free trade agreements. Advocate to maintain the existing automotive rule of origin within the North American Free Trade Agreement. Monitor the Korea -U.S. FTA implementation and advocate for the elimination of Korea automotive market access issues. Provided public comments in response to the Federal Register notices for: The Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits; Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico; and both the United States Investigations Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to Determine the Effects on U.S. National Security of Imports of Steel and Aluminum. Testified at the hearing for the Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. Advocate on automotive standards, automotive regulatory issues, and the continued acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles to the Gulf Cooperation Council Standards Organization (GSO) and Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). Address concerns with fuel economy standards and other automotive issues to the Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO). Advocate for the acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles and automotive regulatory issues in Argentina, Ecuador, Egypt, Peru, Colombia, Morocco, Chile, and Vietnam. Advocate for the development of an initiative by U.S. regulators to advocate globally for acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles. Advocated the position of U.S. automakers on new energy vehicle credits in China. Advocate for greater regulatory cooperation on automotive issues relating to U.S.- Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). Worked with the Canadian and Mexican auto associations to advocate for greater North American trade facilitation and coordination between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Worked with the U.S. regulators on the development of an electric vehicles workshop at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Automotive Dialogue (APEC AD). Reviewed and analyzed automotive related taxes in the APEC region in an effort to compare and contrast the burden it places on consumers, industry and impact on governments. Continue to monitor developments on the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement and the Information Technology Agreement. Develop an economic contribution report of the contributions of the U.S. automakers to the growth of the U.S. economy.

Foreign entity interest: FCA North America Holdings LLC, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA)