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

Automotive Industry AUT

Continue to monitor developments pertaining to the Trans Pacific Partnership FTA. Advocate for mutual recognition of safety and automotive standards and balanced automotive rule of origin issues within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership FTA. Monitor the Korea -U.S. FTA implementation and advocate for the elimination of Korea automotive market access issues. Advocate for the inclusion of currency disciplines within future U.S. free trade agreements. Raise our concerns with the Israeli Vehicle Service and Licensing Bill and advocate for changes. 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 in Ecuador, Egypt, Peru, Colombia, Morocco, Chile, Vietnam and Algeria. Advocate for the development of an initiative by U.S. regulators to advocate globally for acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles. 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. Drafted a petition to NHTSA encouraging greater harmonization with EPA on light duty vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas rules. Develop a domestic and economic footprint of the U.S. automakers in each of the 50 states to educate Members of Congress on the U.S. automotive manufacturing base within their congressional district and/or or state. 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office