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Finish the year strong and set yourself up for success in 2024 with our December training classes! This is your last chance to sharpen your skills and boost your expertise before the new year. Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge in critical areas or gain new certifications, our December sessions offer top-tier training to help you stay ahead in the industry.

The Spanish webinar recording of “IMDS as a Compliance Tool” is now available to watch for those who missed it live. Evandro Francischetti, IMDS Mexico trainer from RSJ Technical Consulting, partnered with AIAG to discuss how IMDS, the current automotive tool, is used to track materials contained in our products in a session on April 4, 2024. As a requirement through PPAP, having a proper understanding of and training on IMDS leads to good-quality data submissions.

Across the country, workers are seeing manufacturing industries drastically transform: Where jobs are located, what employment opportunities are available, which skills are needed and how workers gain those skills are all in flux. 

Canada and Mexico should take stronger measures to block the import of goods made with China-based forced labor, a group of U.S. lawmakers said, pointing to risks that importers might be trying to use the two countries to ship illicit merchandise stateside.

As we near the end of 2024, it's a great time to gear up for year-end professional growth. With training on PPAP, IATF 16949, APQP, and more, check out the upcoming December training sessions and secure your spot today!

Early registration (and pricing) ends in a few days...register by 10/14 to get our best rate for this year's North American Customs and Trade Town Hall! 

Tariffs. The BUILT USA Act (H.R. 9827, introduced Sept. 25 by Rep. Golden, D-Maine) would impose a ten percent tariff on all goods and services imported into the U.S. Each subsequent calendar year this duty would increase or decrease by five percent depending on whether the U.S. maintains a trade deficit or surplus, respectively. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces of hardware and software, or those components sold separately, with a sufficient nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia.    

The automotive industry is at a pivotal moment. With increasing regulatory demands and a stronger focus on sustainability, companies must ensure they are ahead of the curve in areas such as product compliance, material data management, and carbon footprint reduction. To address these critical challenges, AIAG is proud to host the Hybrid IMDS, Product Compliance & Sustainability Conference from October 15–16, 2024 at Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan. Join us in person or online!

Dave Corn is executive vice president of Comstock and Holt and started his drawback career in 2011. He serves as co-lead for the trade in the Trade Support Network’s Drawback Working Group, leading efforts to build and transform the duty drawback program through changes to policy, business rules, regulations, and statutes. Corn also serves as the co-chair for AAEI’s Drawback and Duty Deferral Committee, as the vice chair for the NCBFAA’s Drawback Subcommittee, and represents the New York/New Jersey region as a member of the board to the NCBFAA.