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The impact of extended vehicle emission warranties on California's independent repair shops

Title
The impact of extended vehicle emission warranties on California's independent repair shops / Lloyd Dixon.
Author
Dixon, Lloyd S.
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • California. Air Resources Board.
  • Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
Description
xxi, 79 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.
Summary
To satisfy part of California's Zero Emission Vehicle Program, automobile manufacturers will likely be producing large numbers of partial-zero emission vehicles. The emission-control systems of these vehicles must be covered under warranty for 15 years or 150,000 miles, far longer than current warranty requirements. When the California Air Resources Board adopted the extended warranty requirement, it expressed concern that extended warranties might adversely affect the independent vehicle-repair industry because repairs usually must be done at dealer repair shops to be covered under warranty. This report examines and quantifies the possible effects of extended vehicle warranties on the independent repair industry, estimating those effects out to 2020. It also identifies options for reducing or mitigating adverse effects from extended warranties on independent repair shop owners and workers, and the general public.
Series Statement
Technical report
Uniform Title
Technical report (Rand Corporation)
Subject
  • Service stations > California
  • Environmental law > Compliance costs > California
  • Warranty
  • Air > Pollution > Prevention > Costs. > California
  • warranties
  • Environmental law > Compliance costs
  • Service stations
  • California
Note
  • "TR-235-CARB."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Factors influencing the impact of extended emission warranties and recent trends in durability -- Survey methods -- Expenditures at independent and dealer repair shops -- Consumer knowledge about emission warranties and expected response to extended emission warranties -- Predictged effects of extended emission warranties -- Options for mitigating the effects of extended emission warranties -- Summary and policy implications.
ISBN
  • 0833037501
  • 9780833037503
LCCN
2005003657
OCLC
  • ocm57625777
  • 57625777
  • SCSB-1357437
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library