Temporary Exemption to New U.S. Safety Rules for Aston Martin

A temporary exemption to new U.S. safety rules regarding side-impact federal safety standards has been granted to Aston Martin. In an online statement The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said “The basis for the grant is that compliance would cause substantial economic hardship to a low volume manufacture that has tried in good faith to comply with the standard”.  Do the niche nature of its business the NHTSA is giving the manufacture longer to comply.