Low-Volume Manufacturers’ Law Is Set, Now Where Are the Engines? Autoweek 2/1/2021
“…and there was much rejoicing >P.”
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At least there was for a while.
SEMA sent out a celebratory press release January 21 announcing that the long-awaited law to allow low-volume carmakers to build cars with complete drivetrains in them was finally ready.
“NHTSA has completed a regulation permitting low-volume motor vehicle manufacturers to begin selling replica cars that resemble vehicles produced at least 25 years ago,” SEMA said.
If you’ll recall, Congress enacted a SEMA-led bill into law way the heck back in 2015, thanks to the work of Congressman John Campbell. The law was part of the FAST Act, Fix America’s Surface Transportation Act. The act was voted into law and signed by President Obama that same year, but then sat on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s desk, or it sat somewhere in NHTSA >P, awaiting someone to write up specific regulations for ho