The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has paused its regulation of vehicle recalls and is not posting updates on its website during the federal government shutdown.
January 9, 2019
General Motors said many of its workers impacted by the recent car production cuts will have the opportunity to shift to other GM plants after President Donald Trump threatened to cut subsidies for the automaker following its decision to cease production at five of its assembly plants.
November 27, 2018
A move by the White House to roll back automobile fuel-efficiency targets set by the Obama administration and to challenge the right of California and other states to set stricter tailpipe emission rules faces an uphill climb.
August 2, 2018
According to sources familiar with the Trump Administration’s plans, the new rules would halt plans to raise fuel economy requirements in California and other CARB states.
July 24, 2018
The reform plan argues that a private entity would be able to raise money for new vehicles and other improvements instead of burdening taxpayers.
July 3, 2018
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for efficient federal operations, revoking the 2015 executive order calling for fleet greenhouse gas reductions and telematics implementation.
June 18, 2018
The Trump administration began the process of revising Obama-era fuel economy standards for vehicle manufacturers today, and announced it may revoke California's waiver that allows that state to set its own emissions rules.
April 2, 2018
President Donald Trump's executive order imposing tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum may translate to higher prices to commercial fleets for vehicles and truck or van equipment, fleet management company experts said.
March 12, 2018
President Trump has upped the ante by requesting Congress to craft a bipartisan bill that “generates” at least $1.5 trillion to invest in infrastructure.
January 31, 2018
According to the White House, regulatory red tape routinely holds up major infrastructure projects for years at significant cost to the economy.
August 16, 2017
The Trump administration is reopening a federal review of Obama-era fuel economy rules covering the 2022 to 2025 model years, and expanding the review to include the 2021 model year signed into law in 2012.
August 10, 2017
The Department of Transportation has retooled the federal Fastlane infrastructure grant program to better align with the Trump administration’s goals of using more public-private partnerships.
June 30, 2017
A coalition of 13 attorneys general led by New York's Eric Schneiderman told the Trump administration it could expect a "vigorous" legal challenge to any attempt to weaken pollution standards for light duty vehicles.
June 12, 2017
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has asked the public to comment “on ways to identify and reduce unnecessary regulatory obstacles that too often stand in the way of completing important infrastructure projects across the nation.”
June 9, 2017
President Trump’s 2018 proposed budget slashes the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technology program funding, reducing it by nearly 74%. The cuts include terminating funding for the Clean Cities program.
May 25, 2017
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