{"id":2071473,"date":"2023-10-18T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-on-major-car-dealers-case\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:10:35","slug":"us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-on-major-car-dealers-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-on-major-car-dealers-case\/","title":{"rendered":"US Supreme Court rejects major car dealers&#8217; case."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-supreme-court-declines-to-take-on-major-car-dealers-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The\u2062 U.S. Supreme Court has \u2063rejected a case challenging a Minnesota law that would require auto dealers to offer more hybrid and \u200delectric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The high court&#8217;s decision, announced on\u200d Monday, came without any explanation or dissent from the \u2063justices.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Automobile \u200cDealers Association \u2064(MADA) \u200dhad contested the &#8220;clean car&#8221; rules, which were implemented in 2021\u2062 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at the request of Governor Tim Walz. The emissions \u200cstandards are set to \u200ctake effect \u2064in 2024 for 2025 model-year vehicles.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-agrees-to-decide-if-federal-banking-laws-supersede-state-banking-laws-5511487?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Federal Banking Laws Supersede State Banking Laws<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/amy-coney-barrett-says-formal-supreme-court-ethics-code-a-good-idea-5511472?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Amy Coney Barrett Says Formal Supreme Court Ethics Code a &#8216;Good Idea&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">MADA argued\u2063 in court filings that the new rules would force\u200c dealers to sell more electric vehicles than there is demand for, leading to\u200d higher prices. They \u2062claimed that the mandate is an overreach\u200c of government power and asked the Supreme Court to overturn it, after the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the law in January.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Dealers may only purchase vehicles\u2062 based on the fleets which\u2064 manufacturers are allowed to offer, which will contain far more [electric vehicles] than customers\u200c in Minnesota demand,&#8221; stated a court filing from \u200bMADA. They \u200cadded, &#8220;Because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-on-major-car-dealers-case\/\" title=\"US Supreme Court rejects major car dealers' case.\">early-action credit mechanism<\/a> and its coercive effect, dealers are immediately faced with vehicle fleet and engine options \u2062limited based on the requirements of the Rules.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from \u200dMADA, \u2062ruling that the\u2064 dealers couldn&#8217;t claim harm because the rule had not yet been implemented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MADA President \u2064Scott Lambert \u2062expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, predicting that prices \u200bwill only rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe using California\u2019s rules is not a good fit for Minnesota,\u201d Lambert said in a statement. \u201cMinnesota dealers are happy to sell customers electric vehicles if\u200d those customers \u2064choose \u200dto \u2064purchase them. But we are not in favor of a mandate that requires us to stock vehicles that have very little demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Environmentalists \u2062welcomed the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, with J. Drake Hamilton from the nonprofit Fresh\u200d Energy stating, &#8220;Clean transportation is\u2063 not\u200d only important for our health, \u2063but it&#8217;s necessary for our economy. Transitioning to a zero emissions vehicle fleet will provide good paying jobs\u200c and save consumers money at the pump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Minnesota is among several Democrat-led states pushing\u200d for \u2063stricter\u2063 rules to phase out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfeasible-or-impractical-usps-wants-billions-of-dollars-for-electric-vehicle-transition\/\" title=\"\u2018Unfeasible Or Impractical\u2019: USPS Wants Billions Of Dollars For Electric Vehicle Transition\">internal combustion engine vehicles<\/a>, which currently dominate the\u200b U.S. market. The Biden administration has also set a goal \u2063for electric vehicles to make up 50% of new\u2064 car\u2064 sales by 2030 and proposed\u200d $5 billion for EV charging infrastructure.<\/div>\n<h2>EV Push<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">According to a\u200c recent Cox Automotive report, EV sales in the third quarter of this \u200byear increased \u2064by nearly\u200d 50% compared to the previous year,\u2064 accounting for a record\u2063 7.9% of total industry sales. Cox Automotive attributed this\u2064 growth to higher inventory levels, increased product availability,\u200c and downward pricing pressure.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">However, a July <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/10\/unsold-electric-cars-are-piling-up-on-dealer-lots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios report<\/a> revealed that many U.S. car dealers are struggling to sell \u2064EVs and no longer want to stock them. \u200bThis sentiment was\u200c echoed in a separate report from dealership owners.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>An electric car at a Canadian\u200c Tire charging station in Scarborough, Ont., on June 14, 2023. (The Canadian Press\/Doug Ives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Scott Kunes, the chief operating officer of Kunes Auto and RV Group, stated that they have\u2063 turned away \u200dEV inventory and want to see a return \u2064on their investment. He emphasized that the EV ownership experience involves lifestyle changes, including charging and range anxiety.<\/div>\n<p>A Cox Automotive analyst \u200bnoted that EV supply currently exceeds demand, stating, \u201cAutomakers are building more, but not enough \u200bconsumers have come to the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>Reuters \u2064contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments\u200d raised by the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association against these rules, and \u200dhow do they\u200c believe they will impact \u200dauto dealers and \u200bcustomers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Oning to electric vehicles\u200b and\u200c reducing emissions is crucial to combat climate change and create a sustainable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Minnesota &#8220;clean car&#8221; rules are part of \u200ba broader effort\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-calls-for-early-end-to-californias-pricey-summer-blend-fuel-as-gas-prices-soar\/\" title=\"Newsom urges early end to costly summer fuel in California amid soaring gas prices.\">reduce greenhouse\u2062 gas emissions<\/a> \u200cand\u200d transition to a cleaner transportation sector.\u2063 Governor Tim Walz requested the implementation of these rules in\u2063 response to\u2062 growing concerns about air pollution and the impact of \u2064vehicle emissions on climate change. The rules require auto dealers to offer a certain \u200cpercentage\u200d of electric and hybrid vehicles in their inventory, starting in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Minnesota Automobile Dealers\u2063 Association (MADA) has\u2063 been fighting \u2063against these \u200brules, \u2062arguing that \u200bthey infringe upon the autonomy of auto\u2063 dealers\u200d and \u200dforce them to sell\u2063 vehicles\u200c for which there is limited\u200d demand. MADA claims that this will lead to higher prices and financial burdens\u200d for dealers.<\/p>\n<p>In their court filings, \u2062MADA emphasized that dealers\u200c can only purchase vehicles from manufacturers \u2064based \u200don the fleets \u2063allowed, which will contain more \u200celectric vehicles \u200dthan Minnesota \u2062customers\u2062 demand. They also raised concerns about the \u200dlimited options available\u200d due to the\u200d requirements\u200c of the rules.<\/p>\n<p>Despite MADA&#8217;s objections,\u200d the Supreme Court rejected the case without providing any\u200b explanation or\u200b dissent\u200d from the justices. This decision effectively\u2063 upholds the &#8220;clean\u200b car&#8221; rules in \u2063Minnesota, giving a boost\u2063 to the state&#8217;s efforts\u200c to \u2064promote the adoption of electric\u200d and hybrid\u200c vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>MADA President\u2063 Scott Lambert expressed\u2064 disappointment with the \u2063Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, stating that prices are likely to rise. However, environmentalists, \u2062such as J. Drake Hamilton from the nonprofit Fresh\u200b Energy, welcomed the decision \u200band\u2064 highlighted the importance of clean transportation \u200dfor both \u2063public health and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Transitioning \u200dto\u200c electric \u200dvehicles is not\u200b just an environmental imperative but also\u2063 an economic opportunity. Electric vehicles have the potential to reduce air\u200b pollution,\u2062 decrease dependence on fossil fuels, and \u2063create jobs in the clean energy \u200bsector. By incentivizing\u200b the adoption of \u200belectric and \u2064hybrid vehicles, not only can we mitigate the impacts of climate change, but \u2062we\u2063 can also drive innovation and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2064the Supreme\u200d Court&#8217;s decision\u200d is specific \u200cto Minnesota, it has broader implications for the \u2064nation&#8217;s approach to cleaner transportation. It sends a signal that \u2063state-level\u200b efforts to reduce \u2062emissions and promote electric vehicle adoption\u200b are within the realm of legality\u200c and can withstand legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>As more states implement similar policies, it\u200d is crucial for auto dealers to adapt and embrace\u200d the\u200c transition to electric vehicles. By aligning their inventory with the growing demand for \u2064cleaner\u200d transportation options, \u200cthey can remain\u2062 competitive in the evolving market and\u200b contribute to a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling also highlights the need for collaboration between stakeholders, \u200dincluding auto \u2062dealers, manufacturers, policymakers, and environmental\u200c organizations. By\u2063 working \u2062together, we can address concerns\u2064 about limited demand and ensure a smooth transition\u2063 to a cleaner, more\u2064 sustainable transportation sector.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200c the \u2064U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision\u200c to \u200creject \u200dthe\u200c challenge against Minnesota&#8217;s &#8220;clean car&#8221; rules is a significant step forward in the state&#8217;s efforts to \u2063promote the adoption of electric\u200c and hybrid\u2062 vehicles. While there are concerns about potential financial burdens \u2063for auto dealers,\u200c it is crucial to prioritize the\u200b long-term benefits of reducing emissions\u2064 and combating climate change. By embracing this transition and working together, we can create a cleaner, more \u2064sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case challenging a Minnesota law requiring auto dealers to offer more hybrid and electric vehicles. No explanation was given for the decision, and no justices dissented. 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