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newsrel -- ARB fines Regency Conversions $27,500

Posted: 20 May 2008 13:41:12
Please consider the following Air Resources Board press release
announcing the recent settlement with Regency Conversions.  You
can review the release online here:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr052008b.htm .
Thank You
Dimitri Stanich
ARB/PIO 

Release 08-42
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2008
	  	  	
Karen Caesar
(916) 322-2990
www.arb.ca.gov

ARB fines Regency Conversions $27,500

Illegally modified vehicles sold around the state

SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board fined Regency
Conversions of Fort Worth, Texas, $27,500 following the
discovery of illegally modified vehicles for sale at five
dealerships scattered throughout the state.

The illegal vehicles, all new trucks modified with
performance-enhancing equipment capable of boosting acceleration
and efficiency, started out as legal vehicles certified for sale
in California. After modification by Regency Conversions, they
were shipped to dealers in Bell and Bellflower in Southern
California, Paso Robles near the Central Coast, and San
Francisco and Sacramento in the northern part of the state, and
offered for sale.

"It's important for car dealers and manufacturers to understand
that modifying certified vehicles prior to sale is not allowed
in California," said ARB Chairman Mary Nichols. "Doing so can
affect a car or truck's emissions system and increase air
pollution - something our state does not need."

After an investigation by ARB, the dealers were fined and had
the option of removing the performance-boosting parts and
offering the vehicles for sale, or shipping them to be sold out
of state.

As part of the settlement agreement, Regency Conversions has
agreed to not modify vehicles offered for sale in California.

For buyers who choose to modify their vehicles with
performance-enhancing equipment, there are a number of legally
approved options that can be installed after purchase. Once they
make that choice, then they are responsible for seeing that it is
done correctly and legally. Buyers generally know best what type
of special equipment meets their needs.

All settlement monies from Regency Conversions will be directed
to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which was
established to mitigate various sources of pollution through
education and the advancement and use of cleaner technology.

Excess vehicle emissions cause poor air quality and can
exacerbate respiratory and cardiovascular ailments. The ARB
works to develop and enforce regulations that protect public
health.

For additional information on California's aftermarket,
performance, and add-on parts regulations, please visit this
link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/aftermkt.htm .

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health-based air quality standards.

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