Press Releases

2021

August

• August 05, 2021

  MECA Welcomes the US EPA NPRM for Tighter Light-Duty Vehicle Standards for Model Years 2023 to 2026 and Beyond

2020

August

• August 27, 2020

  MECA Commends CARB Adoption of the Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Omnibus Rulemaking

June

• June 25, 2020

  MECA Releases New Emissions Inventory & Air Quality Modeling Reports Highlighting Potential Benefits of a National CTI Scenario at Proposed CARB Emission Limits

April

• April 01, 2020

  MECA Responds to Final Rule on SAFE Vehicles for Model Years 2021-2026

February

• February 04, 2020

  MECA Releases Report on Technology Feasibility for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks in Achieving 90% Lower NOx Standards in 2027

January

• January 06, 2020

  MECA’s Statement on the U.S. EPA’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative ANPRM

2019

June

• June 10, 2019

  MECA Releases Report on Technology Feasibility for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks to Meet Lower NOx Standards by 2024

2018

November

• November 16, 2018

  MECA Applauds EPA Launch of Cleaner Trucks Initiative

2017

March

• March 30, 2017

  MECA Highlights American Jobs, Economic Contribution of Mobile Source Emission Control and Efficiency Technology Industry

2016

February

• February 23, 2016

  MECA Announces Hiring of New Deputy Director

• February 18, 2016

  MECA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Advanced Motor Vehicle Emission Control Technology

2015

March

• March 18, 2015

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2014

2014

August

• August 05, 2014

  Filter Retrofits for Trucks and Buses in California See Uptick in Sales

April

• April 07, 2014

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2013, California On-Road Retrofit Sales Still Less Than Expected

March

• March 03, 2014

  MECA Applauds EPA Adoption of Tier 3 Rulemaking for Light-Duty Vehicles

2013

August

• August 01, 2013

  Retrofit Sales for Trucks and Buses in California Remain Lower Than Projected

July

• July 18, 2013

  MECA Releases New Report on Health Impacts of Ultrafine Particulates, Importance of Advanced Emission Control Technology

April

• April 03, 2013

  MECA Applauds EPA?s Proposed Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standards

March

• March 18, 2013

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2012

2012

August

• August 06, 2012

  Retrofit Device Sales for Trucks and Buses in California Continue at Slow Pace

May

• May 18, 2012

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2011

2011

July

• July 06, 2011

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2010

2010

July

• July 16, 2010

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2009

2009

November

• November 23, 2009

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2008

2008

December

• December 05, 2008

  MECA Releases Diesel Retrofit Sales Figures for 2007

January

• January 10, 2008

  MECA Releases Report on Emission Control Technologies for Diesel Engines

2006

November

• November 06, 2006

  EPA's Clean Diesel Programs Creating New Jobs

October

• October 02, 2006

  MECA Releases Report on Locomotive and Marine Diesel Engine Emission Control Projects

April

• April 05, 2006

  MECA Releases Updated Diesel Retrofit White Paper

• April 03, 2006

  MECA Announces New Deputy Director

2005

December

• December 06, 2005

  MECA Announces New Executive Director

October

• October 19, 2005

  Advanced Motor Vehicle Emission Control Technology Celebrates 30th Anniversary

September

• September 16, 2005

  MECA Launches New Diesel Retrofit Web Site

June

• June 23, 2005

  MECA Technical Document on Diesel Particulate Filter Maintenance Now Available

February

• February 22, 2005

  MECA Applauds U.S. EPA Clean Ports USA Initiative

2004

May

• May 11, 2004

  MECA’s Comments U.S. EPA Program to Reduce Emissions from Nonroad Diesel Vehicles and Equipment (PDF 85 KB)

March

• March 16, 2004

  Motor Vehicle Emission Controls Industry Continues to Make Necessary Investments to Help Meet EPA's 2007 and Later On-Road HDDE Standards (PDF 90 KB)

2003

August

• August 15, 2003

  MECA Supports U.S. EPA Proposal to Reduce Emissions from Nonroad Diesel Vehicles and Equipment (PDF 86 KB)

• August 15, 2003

  MECA Report Documents the Role of Advanced Emission Control Technology in Helping Gasoline-Powered Light-Duty Vehicles Meet the Rigorous EPA Tier 2 and California LEV II Standards (PDF 91 KB)

2002

May

• May 03, 2002

  Market Forecast Predicts Global Market for Motor Vehicle Pollution Controls Will More than Double by the Year 2020 (PDF 101KB)

2001

July

• July 10, 2001

  MECA Applauds Puget Sound Diesel Solutions Program (PDF 28KB)

February

• February 13, 2001

  MECA Voices Support for Implementing U.S. EPA's Heavy-Duty Engine Standards/Diesel Fuel Sulfur Limits (PDF 33KB)

January

• January 29, 2001

  Solutions to Asia's Growing Air Pollution Problem to Be Posed at Conference of Government Officials, Environmental Scientists, and Industry Representatives (PDF 17KB)

2000

December

• December 21, 2000

  MECA Praises U.S. EPA's Heavy-Duty Engine Standards/Diesel Fuel Sulfur Limits Rule (PDF 25KB)

October

• October 03, 2000

  MECA Voices Support for Finalizing U.S. EPA's Heavy-Duty Engine Standards/Diesel Fuel Sulfur Limits (PDF 34KB)

September

• September 13, 2000

  Advanced Motor Vehicle Emission Control Technology Celebrates 25th Anniversary (PDF 33KB)

May

• May 17, 2000

  MECA Supports U.S. EPA Proposal to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Trucks and Buses and to Clean Up Diesel Fuel (PDF 29KB)

March

• March 23, 2000

  MECA Applauds U.S. EPA Voluntary Heavy-Duty Diesel Retrofit/Rebuild Program Initiative (PDF 23KB)

January

• January 28, 2000

  Comprehensive Report on State Vehicle Emissions Testing Programs Now Available On-Line (PDF 19KB)