The National Automobile Dealers Association has doubled down on its push against California’s rigid vehicle emissions plan.

NADA president and CEO Mike Stanton sent a letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to pass a resolution to revoke a waiver that allows California to enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II program, which includes a mandate requiring all new cars sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

California’s ACC II rules have also been adopted by 11 other states.

The joint resolution (H.J.Res.88) would nullify the waiver, granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the final days of the Biden Administration, under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn rules and regulations recently enacted rules by federal agency with a simple majority vote.

The House is expected to vote on the resolution, which was introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.), this week.

“California’s ban on new gas vehicles will reduce consumer choice by dictating the type of vehicles automakers are allowed to ‘deliver for sale’ to the 12 affected states and raise car prices for all consumers nationwide,” Stanton’s letter said. “America’s franchised dealers want to keep selling the vehicles their customers — and your constituents — want and need.

“Banning gas and hybrid cars is a national issue that should be decided by Congress, not an unelected state agency. NADA urges the House to stop California’s ban on new gas cars and support a single, national fuel economy standard set by Congress.”

Earlier this month, NADA expressed its support for the joint resolution’s passage by the Senate, where it was introduced by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), among others. The Senate resolution is currently under consideration by the Environment and Public Works Committee, which Sen. Capito chairs.

The resolutions were introduced despite opinions by Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough and the Government Accountability Office that the waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act because they are not considered rules, but rather “adjudicatory orders”. Neither of those entities, however, are empowered to make binding decisions for Congress.

ACC II’s mandates begin in 2026, when 35% of all new vehicles sold must be ZEVs. That percentage increases each year, to 43% in 2027 and 53% in 2028, continuing to rise until reaching 100% in 2035.

The NADA letter said those mandates, though enacted in just the 12 states that have adopted ACC II, would “distort the vehicle market in all states,” noting “many Americans cannot afford or conveniently charge an EV” and “consumer demand for EVs is not on pace to meet California’s mandates.”

Currently, NADA said, EVs account for just 7.5% of new vehicle sales nationally.

Krause Auto Group acquires Florida Volvo dealership

Vernon Krause of Krause Auto Group has acquired McGrath Volvo Cars of Fort Myers on Fort Myers, Fla., from McGrath Automotive Group, according to DSMA, which represented the seller in the transaction.

Georgia-based Krause Auto Group now operates 25 locations in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Its newest addition has been renamed Volvo Cars Fort Myers.