A version of SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle registration classification for street rods, replicas and custom vehicles was signed into law by North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue.

The Oregon House and Senate approved an alternative to legislation that originally sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule aimed at improving the stopping distance for large trucks by 30%.

The $1 billion vehicle scrappage program authorized under the “Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act” (CARS) began on July 24. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a rule on how the program will operate.

SEMA submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing an application to allow the ethanol content of gasoline to increase to 15% (from 10%).

SEMA has formed a health care advisory group to help formulate the association’s position on the issues confronting the Congress as it debates various reform proposals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added 128 substances to the list of chemicals sometimes found in aerosol paints that emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) denied a longstanding petition by General Motors that the agency mandate installation of daytime running lamps (DRLs) on all new light-duty vehicles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will grant a waiver to California to allow the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to establish national limits on greenhouse gases and an emissions credit trading system.