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

Automotive Industry AUT

Provide guidance to negotiators on tariff issues, non-tariff barriers, and automotive rule of origin for the Trans Pacific Partnership FTA. Advocate for mutual recognition of safety and environmental automotive standards and 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 Korean non-tariff barriers to automotive trade as well as Korea automotive market access issues. Advocate for the inclusion of currency disciplines within future U.S. free trade agreements. Advocating for the acceptance of vehicles certified to U.S. automotive regulations (FMVSS & EPA). Advocate our support for a renegotiated U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Agreement. Advocate on automotive standards issues, fuel economy standards, fuel economy labeling, Emergency Calls and Connectivity Technical Requirements (eCall), and advocate continued acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles to the Gulf Cooperation Council Standards Organization (GSO) and Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). Advocate on fuel economy standards, fuel economy labeling, and other automotive issues to the Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO). Advocate for greater regulatory cooperation on automotive issues to US- Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). Advocate for the acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles in Ecuador, Egypt, Peru, Colombia, Morocco, Chile, and Algeria. Advocate for the development of an initiative by U.S. regulators to advocate globally for acceptance of U.S. certified vehicles. Worked with ANSI/Standards Alliance to host an U.S. automotive standards and regulations workshop at the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) annual meeting. Continue to monitor development on the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement. Monitor the customs and trade facilitation legislation and the inclusion of rules on currency manipulation. 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. manufacturing economy.

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

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