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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AG18 Publication ID: Fall 2001 
Title: Review: American Automobile Labeling Act 
Abstract: The American Automobile Labeling Act requires new passenger cars and light trucks, beginning October 1, 1994, to bear labels providing information on the extent to which their parts are of domestic origin. The objective of this review is to determine the extent to which new-vehicle buyers know about, understand and use this information, and to estimate the effect of the labels on vehicle production and sales. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 583   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 32304   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Begin Review  12/01/1995    
Collection of Information  07/24/1997  62 FR 39886   
Comment Period End  09/22/1997    
Collection of Information  02/18/1998  63 FR 8249   
Collection of Information  02/26/1998  63 FR 9897   
Technical Report  03/06/2001  66 FR 13625   
End Review  01/00/2002    
Additional Information: In a survey of 646 recent or imminent new-vehicle buyers, over 75 percent were unaware of the existence of automobile parts content labels. Among those who had read the labels, many said they used the country-of-assembly information, but none said they used the numerical U.S./Canadian parts content score. Overall U.S./Canadian parts content in new cars and light trucks dropped from an average of 70 percent in model year 1995 to 67.6 percent in 1988. However, it increased from 47 to 59 percent in transplants while dropping from 89 to 84 percent in Big 3 vehicles.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Charles J Kahane
Chief, Evaluation Division, Office of Plans and Policy
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-2560
Fax:202 366-2559
Email: ckahane@nhtsa.dot.gov