Working with our Original Equipment members, we have identified the issues that will have the biggest impact on the growth and profitability of their businesses.
Learn more about each issue below, then take action by sending emails to your legislators urging them to support Original Equipment suppliers.
For decades, manufacturers could deduct all their R&D expenses in the year the investment was made. In 2022 a five-year amortization was imposed. This change makes R&D cost-prohibitive, damaging profitability—especially for smaller, innovation-driven companies. Tell your members of Congress to reinstate full, first-year R&D expense deductibility.
Vehicle suppliers develop many of the advanced technologies needed to deploy AVs and automated driving systems. Federal law needs to be modernized to make it easier for suppliers of all sizes to research, develop, and manufacture these technologies. Tell your members of Congress to pass this legislation.