Auto Care Association

Trade association for the auto care industry.

Based in MD

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AI Overview

With $10.2M in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Auto Care Association is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 14 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$10.2M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$900K
2019	$1.3M
2020	$1.8M
2021	$572K
2022	$460K
2023	$600K
2024	$3.0M
2025	$1.5M

Issues Lobbied

Small Business Financial Trade Manufacturing Transportation Automotive Taxation Copyright/Patent Health Issues Environment Chemicals Consumer Issues Education Labor Issues

Lobbying Firms

Auto Care Association

Lobbyists

Aaron Lowe Paul Fiore David Pinkham Matt Robbins Sheila Andrews Gabrielle Hopkins Lisa Spooner Foshee Emmett Moore Jennifer Keaton

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Small Business, Financial, Trade, Manufacturing, Transportation and 9 more

•Supported the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act; participated in SBA round-tables on environmental issues and labor issues.

•Supported extension of SPA loan program stimulus provisions in the ARRA.

•Interested in WTO disputes related to auto industry; interested in free trade agreement negotiations and their impact on auto industry; industry in customs-related legislation and regulation; discusse

•Interested in U.S. Department of Commerce's Sustainable Initiative and additional study Regarding Re-manufacturing; supported aftermarket inclusion in automotive industry manufacturing hearings.

•Encouraged inclusion of aftermarket technology and research in ITS initiatives across DOT; discussed concerns over trucker hours of service and CSA program; commented on Electronic Data Recorder final