Audrey LaForest

Ford told U.S. auto safety regulators it is aware of 17 minor accidents allegedly resulting from the defect. As of Nov. 30, there were 2,115 warranty reports of a blue image in the rear camera display.

Under the bill — an amendment of the Inflation Reduction Act — no credit would be available to any new EV that does not meet the critical mineral and battery sourcing requirements, effective retroactively as of Jan. 1.

Dealers say that more guidance is needed from the federal government and automakers to accurately and confidently assess vehicle and consumer eligibility for Inflation Reduction Act EV tax credits.

The road map, known as the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, seeks to eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 2050.

Jeff Farrah — a Capitol Hill veteran who has spent time working as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation — joined the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association in October as its first executive director.

While an end-of-year attempt to pass legislation on LIFO tax relief ultimately stalled in the House, dealers affected by record-low levels of new-vehicle supply are still hopeful a bill will pass this year.

Through Dec. 19, Ford had issued 65 recalls affecting more than 8.6 million vehicles in 2022. The automaker says it's working to improve its launch and initial quality.

Since July 2021, the federal government has been collecting data on crashes involving vehicles that have advanced driver-assistance systems and automated-driving systems.

The nearly $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was seen as one of the last legislative vehicles for a bill that would have provided relief to dealerships that use the "last in, first out" inventory accounting method.

Treasury had been required to issue proposed guidance by Dec. 31. The delay impacts some of the rules for EV incentives between Jan. 1 and the time the guidance will be issued next year.

Simwon NA Corp., a subsidiary of Myung Shin Industries Co. in South Korea, ignored workers' concerns and "willfully exposed them to hazards related to unsafe machine operations, potential falls and a lack of personal protective equipment," an OSHA investigation found.

Vehicles affected by the recall are the 2021-23 Buick Envision, 2020-23 Cadillac CT4 and CT5, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles from the 2022-23 model years.

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., asked that the tax credit for commercial EVs is implemented in "a manner that strengthens domestic manufacturing while ensuring economic and national security" and that it does not allow companies to "cheat the system."

The 2022-23 Ford Escape, built after May, and the 2021-23 Volvo XC40 were the only vehicles to earn a "good" rating in the institute's updated moderate overlap front evaluation.