Several months ago, in addition to Transport Canada, we wrote to both Industry and Revenue Canada concerning Fair Automobile Pricing for Canadians. We encouraged our members to do so as well. Both departments have been very slow to repond, yet we can see from some of the announcements last week that the Government is starting to move in our direction.
One of our members, also wrote a very good letter concerning the Trade and Tax avoidance issue that is still not being addressed. He has yet to receive a reply!
Continue reading “We are still waiting for Industry Canada and Revenue Canada!”
Besides the updates related to the new Bumper harmonization, the new 2008-07-04 RIV list now shows that the letter of admissibility from the manufacturer is no longer required to import Mercedes, BMW and Volvo.
Continue reading “Transport Canada also backs off on the admissibility letter!”
Here is the new list!
and here are the changes, Green = additions, Blur = Deletions and Red =Changes.
diff2008-06-13and2008-07-04.pdf
If you haven’t already please sign our petition! If you have please encourage your friends and relatives to do so. Thanks.
Next we need to go after Recall letters and a whole bunch of issues being brought to bear… we would like your ideas on the next priority..
We talked to a the RIV this morning, concerning the status of the revised RIV listing as a result of the changes to the new bumper regulations.
The new listing should be out by the end of the week. Seems that the folks at Transport Canada really want to do a thorough venting. It appears that we can even expect to see new manufacturers added as well.
We have been told that all vehicles in the backlog, that were held up due to the bumper issue, are being released.
Thank-you RIV!
Note: for those of you that did not catch the press release, we are assuming that the media deemed it insignificant (Canwest asleep at the switch!?) you can read it by clicking here.
Finally, The ammendments to section 215 of Schedule IV of the Motor Safety Regulation concerning Bumpers have been passed into law!
- This has the effect of aligning the test speeds of the Canadian bumper safety standard with those of Europe and the United States and provides manufacturers the option of meeting the European safety requirements or the safety and no damage provisions of the United States. As a result of this amendment, there is one consistent set of globally regulated test speeds for the design of bumpers,
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080625/html/sor199-e.html
Thanks to all that have participated and hounded the powers to be to move quickly on this issue.
We have been told today that Transport Canada is working on a new list that should be available within the next couple of days. It look like 30 cars are now admissible…
http://en.autos.sympatico.msn.ca/guides_and_advice/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8147821
Ok Mario, now that the American Bumpers are ok, we wonder if/ what GM is going to do to prevent you from plating your car!
