Reports on the effort of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) to lobby against the Right to Repair bill which others in the aftermarket wants. Agreement between ASA and the automakers to guarantee access ...
A competing bill to “right to repair” legislation introduced in Maine has been put forth that supports right to repair while preventing open third-party access to telematics-equipped vehicles. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) penned the bill, LD 1911, which was introduced...
“What automakers are likely to do, absent legal requirements like those in the Right to Repair Act, is to further constrain the market for automotive service and repair,” the proponents conclude. Proponents of the law have been discouraged by the court delays. The Massachusetts Right to Repair...
"Today is a big win for both consumers and local independent repair shops alike," said Tommy Hickey, executive director of the Right to Repair Coalition, in a statement. Thelawsuit, on which a verdict has been delayed seven times, was filed by theAlliance for Automotive Innovation, the car ...
"Apple supports California's Right to Repair Act so all Californians have even greater access to repairs while also protecting their safety, security, and privacy," the iPhone maker said in response to an AFP inquiry. Advocacy organization Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) called Apple's move...
of the repair market and are not representative of the broader automotive aftermarket, MEMA said. The industry does appreciate automakers’ acknowledgment of the need for federal legislation to protect consumer choice in vehicle repair and looks forward to congressional consideration of the REPAIR Act....
As the battle for passage of the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act by the U.S. Congress gears up this year, it’s already is at full throttle in the states. Six states’ legislatures—New Jersey, Oklahoma, New York, Florida, Maine and Nevada—are considering Right to Repair ...
repair"(in the EU). I'm sure this consumer/business focus suits existing business interests fine. Yet even from that narrow commercial angle it seems short-sighted and regressive: How many successful professionals first got interested in car repair, automotive engineering, or other technical areas...
- Why We Need Right to Repair Watch on The video (above) is part entertainment, part protest, and builds upon national momentum that the right-to-repair movement has seen this year. That includes the Fair Repair Act, a new house bill in support of right-to-repair, proposed in June...
All this is about to change. In October 2023, California – the most populous state in the US and the world’s fifth-largest economy – passed the landmark Right to Repair Act. This, many hope, will pave the way for other states to follow suit. ...