Vietnam has passed a new regulation to limit vehicle import.  The new rules will take effect on June 26.  Click here to read a news article about the pending changes.  Click here to download the rule changes.

News reports from Vietnam indicate that the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced new rules that will make it more difficult to import vehicles into the country.  The new rules, which are reported to take effect as of June 26, restrict who can import vehicles into the country.  Read more…

With the Canadian dollar hitting $1.05 against the U.S. dollar, and continuing to increase, there has been more news coverage about Canadians buying vehicles imported from the United States.  CTV, one of Canada’s national news networks, recently asked NAATA about the reasons for the price difference between the two countries.  Click here to see the television […]

Canada has passed legislation to allow vehicle imports from Mexico.  Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, received Royal Assent on March 23, 2011.  With the Canadian government moving towards an election and a halt to all new legislation, this Bill managed to get through […]

With the Canadian dollar hitting new 3 year highs against the U.S. dollar, vehicles continue to be imported into Canada.  Click here for a chart showing vehicle imports as against the exchange rate.  The chart shows vehicle imports into Canada through the RIV program and the average annual exchange rate between the Canadian and American […]

The European Commission approved a regulation to amend the IVA system, which governs importation of vehicles imported into the European Union from the United States, Canada, Mexico and other countries (originally built to non-EU specifications).  The regulation was adopted on February 22, 2011 and will enter into force on February 26, 2012.  The regulation will be […]

As NAATA members are aware, some U.S. states have passed legislation to protect franchised dealers from being punished by their manufacturers when vehicles ultimately end up being exported from the United States.  Florida passed a law a few years ago protecting dealers from chargebacks if the manufacturer does not have proof the dealer had actual […]

When vehicles are purchased in the United States for export, either to Canada or overseas, some buyers pay sales tax on those vehicles.  Exporters would very much like to have a refund of those taxes on the basis that the vehicles have been exported.  However, there are legislative and policy restrictions on state sales tax […]

BMW is being investigated by the Swiss competi tion authority for blocking European sales to Swiss residents.   Consumers in Switzerland were allegedly prevented from buying BMW vehicles in other countries where prices were less expensive.  BMW is currently facing a lawsuit in Canada related to Canadian importers who bought BMW vehicles in the United States at lower prices.    Read more about […]