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 implementation of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) and related issues regarding USMCAs automotive rules of origin. Engagement and coordination with USMCA Coalition and other industry stakeholders regarding same. Engagement with USG officials on COVID-19 related auto plant restrictions in Mexico Engagement with USG officials on COVID-19 related semiconductor plant restrictions in Taiwan and Malaysia and the impact on U.S. auto production. Continue to monitor the Korea -U.S. FTA implementation and advocate for the elimination of Korea automotive market access barriers and concerns with fuel economy standards. Continue to monitor the trade negotiations between the U.S., Japan, Brazil, EU, UK, and Kenya. Advocate for the inclusion of an automotive chapter that addresses regulatory convergence and mutual recognition of auto standards in proposed trade agreement with EU and UK. Continue to monitor the effects of the tariffs implemented from the Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum and encourage the Administration to come to a resolution on these tariffs. Engage on the Section 232 autos investigation through the Driving American Jobs coalition and other advocacy efforts. Advocate Administration officials and House & Senate offices for a resolution to the severe shortage of semiconductors needed for automotive applications; coordinate with similarly situated U.S. auto groups in connection with same. Advocate House and Senate staff regarding CHIPS Act semiconductor incentive funding legislation. Advocate for the continued acceptance of vehicles certified to U.S. standards and regulations and other automotive issues 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 adjustment to the Iraq Certificate of Registration program. Advocate for the acceptance of vehicles built to meet U.S. standards and regulations in China, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Egypt, Morocco, Mexico, Israel, Iraq, Tunisia, Ghana, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Request the support of U.S. regulators and trade officials to advocate globally for acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles. Engage with U.S. regulatory officials on advancing U.S. vehicle safety standards and U.S. industry autonomous vehicle (AV) development work at UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) meetings. Engage with regulatory and industry officials from EU, China, India, Japan, and Canada on WP.29 AV work in connection with same. Worked with U.S. government officials, as well as officials from the and auto industry, on engagement with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in preparation for the 2021 APEC Auto Dialogue. Develop small reports of the economic contributions of the U.S. automakers to the growth of the U.S. economy.

Foreign entity interest: Stellantis N.V., FCA Holdco B.V., FCA North America Holdings, LLC

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