North American Automobile Trade Association http://naata.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:28:15 +0000 en hourly 1 Exporting from the Port of New York http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/exporting-from-the-port-of-new-york-2/ http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/exporting-from-the-port-of-new-york-2/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:09:37 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=938

Vehicle exporters shipping out of the Port of New York have received new instructions regarding export procedures and documentation.   Click here to download instructions from Hoegh Autoliners.   We invite comments and thoughts below.  
]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/exporting-from-the-port-of-new-york-2/feed/ 0 NAATA and the American Automotive Shippers Association (AASA) http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/naata-and-the-american-automotive-shippers-association-aasa/ http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/naata-and-the-american-automotive-shippers-association-aasa/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:28:18 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=931 NAATA and the American Automotive Shippers Association (AASA) are pleased to announce that, starting in 2012, members will automatically have membership in both associations. Many members are already members of both associations and have asked the associations to arrange for members to have automatic dual memberships.

Both associations will continue to exist as separate entities. But there will be one process for signing up to be a member and one process to renew memberships. Membership dues will only have to be paid once. Companies that join/renew will have membership in both associations and it will only be possible to join/renew as a member of both.

This agreement was made by the board of directors of both associations at the NAATA International Dealer Conference in New York in October. We are very happy to finalize and begin our new arrangement, making both organizations more effective in serving our members.

The membership structure will follow the AASA membership structure. There will be two classes of members for both organizations: 1) Privileged members; and 2) Associate members.

Privileged members will be able to continue participating in the AASA VIN confidentiality program. Both privileged and associate members will receive a free listing in our directory of vehicle exporters and importers, will receive the NAATA newsletter, discounted delegate fees for the annual conference, the PIERS report as it is made available to the associations, and a listing on the website for dealers that want to sell cars to Canadian consumers. Our directory will now only publish information on members of the association and complimentary trade organizations. Non-members will no longer be able to publish in the directory. There will no longer be a separate fee for listings.

For more information on the new membership structure, please contact Tahverlee Dunlop at tahverlee@naata.org. On behalf of both the NAATA and AASA boards, we welcome you to this new era of cooperation and look forward to promoting the interests of international vehicle export and import in 2012.

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2012/02/naata-and-the-american-automotive-shippers-association-aasa/feed/ 0 2011 Final Vehicle Import Totals For Canada http://naata.org/index.php/2012/01/2011-final-vehicle-import-totals-for-canada/ http://naata.org/index.php/2012/01/2011-final-vehicle-import-totals-for-canada/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:21:16 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=896 139,762 vehicles were imported through the Registrar of Imported Vehicles program from the United States into Canada in 2011.  The volume of imports was down slightly from the year before.  158,603 vehicles were imported through the RIV program in 2010.  The highest one year import volume was recorded in 2008 when 239,929 vehicles were imported.

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The vehicle export community lost a great friend over the holidays.  Max Ruefenacht passed away on December 22, 2011, following a stroke.   Max was the founder and long-time President of the American Automotive Shippers Association and, for decades, owned Autobern LLC.

Max was a tremendous friend to all of his colleagues in the vehicle export industry.  Max’s kindness, warmth and generosity will be fondly remembered and will be deeply missed.

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2012/01/tino-max-antoine-ruefenacht/feed/ 0 China Imposes New Import Duties on U.S. Vehicles http://naata.org/index.php/2011/12/china-imposes-new-imports-duties-on-u-s-vehicles/ http://naata.org/index.php/2011/12/china-imposes-new-imports-duties-on-u-s-vehicles/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:35:33 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=883 The Chinese government has announced that it will impose new import tariffs on certain vehicles manufactured in the United States.  The tariffs appear to be the result of ongoing trade disputes.    There has been extensive news coverage on this issue, highlighting the volume of U.S. manufactured vehicle exports to China.  Exporters who ship to China should be aware of the new policies.  Click here to read some of the news coverage. 

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Registration is now closed.

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2011/10/register-for-the-2011-international-dealer-conference/feed/ 0 GM Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Settle Vehicle Export Lawsuit http://naata.org/index.php/2011/10/gm-agrees-to-pay-20-million-to-settle-vehicle-export-lawsuit/ http://naata.org/index.php/2011/10/gm-agrees-to-pay-20-million-to-settle-vehicle-export-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:25:18 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=865 General Motors of Canada, Ltd. has agreed to settle the ongoing antitrust lawsuit in the United States.  The lawsuit alleges that vehicle manufacturers violated antitrust laws by conspiring with each other to prevent the export of vehicles from Canada to the United States when the Canadian dollar was trading at low values.   Last week the California Superior Court approved a prelimary settlement in which GM will pay $20.15 million.   Download preliminary court approval of GM settlement. 

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2011/10/gm-agrees-to-pay-20-million-to-settle-vehicle-export-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Importing Vehicles from Mexico http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/importing-vehicles-from-mexico/ http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/importing-vehicles-from-mexico/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:27:01 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=855 The new legislation in Canada to allow for vehicles to be imported into Mexico is finally getting some publicity.  The regulations to allow import still have to be worked out before dealers and consumers can start buying from Mexican suppliers, but we probably aren’t too far away from this market opening up.  Read More…

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/importing-vehicles-from-mexico/feed/ 0 Avoid Buying Flood Damaged Vehicles for Import http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/avoid-buying-flood-damaged-vehicles-for-import/ http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/avoid-buying-flood-damaged-vehicles-for-import/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:36:42 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=852 With the hurricane season upon us, the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) has issued a notice to dealers to help them avoid buying flood damaged vehicles in the United States for import into Canada.  OMVIC is the regulator of vehicle dealers and exporters in Ontario. 

Read the bulletin from OMVIC

]]> http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/avoid-buying-flood-damaged-vehicles-for-import/feed/ 0 New Rules for Importing Vehicles into the United States from Canada http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/new-rules-for-importing-vehicles-into-the-united-states-from-canada/ http://naata.org/index.php/2011/09/new-rules-for-importing-vehicles-into-the-united-states-from-canada/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:34:35 +0000 admin http://naata.org/?p=847 There are new rules for Registered Importers who import vehicles into the United States from Canada.  The new rules were passed at the end of August and become effective on September 26, 2011. 

In 2010, 17,991 vehicles were imported through the Registered Importer program, up 67 per cent from the year before.  The volume for the first half of 2011 went up even higher, to 10,597 units to the end of June 2011. 

Download new rules for registered importers

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