Mass. State Representatives Introduce Bills To Reverse Japanese Kei Car Ban

Chaiel Schaffel

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It was the shock of the summer for gearheads last year.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
And then all of a sudden, without warning, they were
shut off.

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Out of nowhere. The mass arm and V decided to
ban k cars, the tiny Japanese vehicles that have grown
beloved here in the last few years. After public and
private pressure, the agency relented, But now lawmakers on Beacon
Hill want to put it in writing.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
So what this bill would do is it would codify
what's already in place and what's already practiced, which is
allowing these owners to be able to register the vehicles legally.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
State Repp Orlando Ramos is one of the sponsors. He says,
dealers and customers shouldn't have to worry that the cars
might become worthless overnight.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
If youo don't pass this bill is going to prevent
people for wanting to own these vehicles because they're going
to be afraid that they can purchase them, that they're
not going to be able to register them in the future.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
Kyle Schaffeld w BUS Boston's news radio