IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Cosmo First reported starting Sunshield window-film operations in May 2025
Its August results announcement identified the start and described an early distributor network.
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Automotive window tint and protection film news, including products, vehicle tint laws, enforcement and industry developments, with original sources.
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Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date North Carolina removed tint checks from safety inspections in December 2025
The change also removed the extra inspection fee and added a traffic-stop requirement.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Vermont scrapped its planned 2026 tint changes in 2025
Act 66 deleted three earlier provisions, including standards that had been scheduled to start in July 2026.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Hawaii’s 2025 tint law expanded rear-window exemptions and added traffic-stop duties
Act 129 kept front-glass requirements while changing rear-window treatment and driver obligations.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Maryland made permanent-condition tint certifications indefinite in 2025
A narrowly defined medical-exemption change took effect October 1, 2025.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Bermuda moved tint-exemption applications online in 2025
A March 21 announcement put tint exemptions in the first phase of a transport-service rollout beginning March 31.
ProductsHistorical briefing
Source date Avery Dennison replaced four automotive film lines with Encore in 2025
The February announcement introduced three tiers and retained Shield IR.
ProductsHistorical briefing
Source date Madico’s February 2025 Contour announcement focused on windshield-film installation
The PET protection film was presented as easier to shrink and handle.
IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Garware approves ₹118 crore TPU extrusion plant
The 2025 project was intended to supply material for the company’s PPF lines.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date New York’s A4026 proposed quarterly tint-enforcement sweeps
The 2025 proposal remained in Assembly committee when checked in October 2026.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date DVSA found gaps in legal guidance during 2024 tint checks
A January 2025 report details checks on 42 products and outreach to 684 automotive-tint businesses.
IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Rivian and XPEL expanded their ordering program to include window film in 2024
The announced arrangement connected online orders with local installation partners.