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Aftermarket Issues Continue To Migrate To Other States
From Sacramento

May 31, 2006

A message to CAWA members and automotive aftermarket friends.

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For additional information 
about any of the items in
this broadcast email, 
please feel free to contact 
the appropriate CAWA 
staff members.

CAWA Headquarters
800-332-2292

Rodney K. Pierini
President & CEO
ext. 114

Julie Snyder
Director of Operations
ext. 110

Norm Plotkin
Legislative Advocate
916- 446-5900

Jennifer Zins
Government Affairs Director
916-871-0603

AAIA had reported, in the January 9^th edition of Capitol Report, the notion of issues of importance to the nation’s automotive aftermarket migrating from Sacramento. You will note from the article below that regulations at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles that first was enacted in California are migrating through the west and northeast states. Many of these states are also considering or have passed rules that will include a 15 year/150,000 mile warranty on hybrid and super low emitting vehicles similar to the one that we are fighting here in California. Therefore, CAWA, in conjunction with AAIA and other aftermarket associations are vigilant and action oriented with respect to these issues is Sacramento.

Currently, we are petitioning the California Air Resources Board and the Office of Administrative Law to rescind the State’s 15 year/150,000 mile extended warranty regulation. This petition challenge is very important to our industry, because if we stop it here, other states will likely follow suit.

As the industry’s “first line of defense” out West, CAWA will continue to pursue this detrimental regulation and we believe we have the basis to do so, e.g., there is no empirical evidence that extended warranties reduce emissions, result in more durable emissions parts or encourages the public to better maintain their vehicles. We do know, however, that extended warranties negatively impact our industry.

Should you need more information on our regulatory challenge, please contact CAWA’s President and CEO, Rodney Pierini at 916-635-9774, ext. 114. Rest assured that CAWA will keep up the good fight out West! 

California Greenhouse Gas Regulations Gaining Momentum in Northeast
Source: AAIA’s Capitol Report, January 9, 2006

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have joined the growing list of states that have adopted California's latest greenhouse gas emission standard. These regulations call for a 30 percent reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases from an automaker's fleet by 2016. The reduction would stem from the limitation of the amount of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and certain air conditioning refrigerants that can be emitted from a vehicle. 

Other states that have adopted the California regulation are Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Automakers are undertaking legal and legislative efforts to overturn the new standards, arguing that they drive up prices of new automobiles due to drastic design changes. The car companies further claim that the state greenhouse gas standards are really fuel economy standards and therefore are preempted by federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. Back To Top

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