Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act

Summary

Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Sets forth automotive minimum domestic content ratios for model years beginning with 1993. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to set rules for allocating automotive products among manufacturers. Requires specified manufacturers beginning with the 1994 model year to maintain automotive product records. Directs the Secretary to make domestic content information available to the public beginning with the 1994 model year. Makes it unlawful for a manufacturer to fail to meet applicable domestic content requirements. Sets forth administrative and civil measures for such failure and for related violations. Directs the Secretary and the Federal Trade Commission jointly to study and report to the Congress on discriminatory practices which motor vehicle manufacturers use to persuade dealers to favor foreign-made automotive parts over domestically-produced parts.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993

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  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 January 1993

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