The automotive industry has become one of the largest and most important industries in the world after a hundred years of stormy baptism, and in this huge industrial chain, auto parts are undoubtedly the most important part. A car, made up of tens of thousands of parts, each part carries the safety and quality of the car. So what conditions must be met when our auto parts want to go outside the country, especially when exported to a big country like the United States?

Chinas auto parts exports are mainly aimed at developed countries, where exports from Europe, North America, Japan and South Korea account for more than 60% of total exports, and in these countries, the United States is undoubtedly the largest export market, accounting for 1/4 of the share.

(1) Government agencies and functions

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)It is an agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation, mainly responsible for the management of car safety, energy saving and anti-theft. Vehicle safety is in line with the Offices main product certification management, while the Defect Investigation Office is in charge of recall management.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)The PA is responsible for the environmental certification of vehicles, mainly regulating the emissions and noise aspects of vehicles.
(c) The Automotive Traffic Safety Administration:This is the direct department of the state government, the main functions include the training of car repair personnel, after repair car exhaust emissions supervision, consumer complaints handling and so on.
Qualified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA)CAPA is mainly responsible for non-originalsVehicle partsCertification of quality.

(2) Based on supervision

The Motor Vehicle Safety Act:This is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation and is mainly managed by NHTSA.
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Law:The law stipulates the discovery, notification, recycling and other matters of defective vehicles.
The Clean Air Act:The law focuses mainly on the emissions of cars.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:This is the core content of the U.S. automotive technology regulations, a total of 56 items, divided into 5 major categories.

Companies should pay attention to relevant U.S. official websites, such as NHTSA and EPA, to track, research and analyze technical regulations.
Actively participate in the technical and trade measures review work of the customs, and timely reflect the technical and trade barriers encountered by enterprises.
In the design, production and testing of products, high standards and strict requirements should be adhered to, to ensure that the technical parameters of products meet the requirements.