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

Automotive Industry AUT

Provide the United States government with recommendations on AAPC member companies views regarding trade and related market access issues facing the United States, including the U.S. governments efforts to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Engage with other U.S. automotive industry officials regarding the NAFTA modernization through the Driving American Jobs coalition. Advocate for the inclusion of currency disciplines and for the recognition of safety and automotive standards within a proposed modernization of NAFTA and future U.S. free trade agreements. Question the need to seek major changes to the existing NAFTA automotive rule of origin. Provide recommendations to the Administration on the position of U.S. automakers on trade and related market access issues as part of the effort to update the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Monitor the Korea -U.S. FTA implementation and advocate for the elimination of Korea automotive market access barriers. Continue to monitor any developments on 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. Provided comments in response to the request for public comments on the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Engage with USTR and monitor legislative developments related to Generalized System of Preferences program; monitor similar developments for Miscellaneous Tariff Bill. Advocate for the continued acceptance of vehicles certified to U.S. standards and regulations to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 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 vehicles built to meet U.S. standards and regulations in China, Ecuador, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Requesting the support of U.S. regulators and trade officials to advocate globally for acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles. In China, AAPC Advocated on behalf of U.S. automakers regarding the onerous rules governing new energy vehicle rules in China. Engage with U.S. trade officials regarding Vietnam Decree 116 and related automotive import policies; engage with Vietnamese Embassy regarding same. Work with U.S. regulators and trade officials on an automotive standards workshop for Vietnamese standards regulators. Work with U.S. government officials, as well as officials from the Japanese government and auto industry, to engage with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) regarding plans for the 2018 APEC Auto Dialogue. 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: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)