Massachusetts Right to Repair Court Case Decision Delayed
Final judgement on the lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation is expected no later than April 15, 2022.
AAPEX Buyer Panel Identifies Top Concerns Leading into 2022
Panel discussion covered Right To Repair, supply chain issues, future technology and optimism for the aftermarket.
Podcast: Digital Data Will Define The Automotive Industry
Right To Repair can be a confusing topic for both shop owners and consumers, but data access will continue to be important.
FTC Report Supports Expanding Consumers’ Repair Options
Federal Trade Commission supports association complaints regarding OE concerns about independent repair facilities.
AASA & Auto Care Announce Data Access Federal Legislation
Associations will draft federal legislation providing a long-term national solution protecting aftermarket access to vehicle repair and maintenance data.
Mass. Residents Vote ‘Yes’ On Access To Vehicle Data
Passage preserves vehicle owners’ right to have access to and control of their vehicle’s mechanical data.
Fair And Reasonable Terms
The heart of the right to repair movement and its greatest hurdle.
Mission Massachusetts
Why the state has become a critical Right to Repair battleground.
Massachusetts Data-Access Hearing Draws Strong Support
The Legislature now has until May 15 to determine whether to pass the bill.
Right to Repair On The Ballot In Massachusetts
According to a report in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, supporters of the initiative petition say it would “update” a state law that requires car manufacturers to share diagnostic and repair information with vehicle owners and independent repair shops.
Massachusetts Right To Repair Coalition Takes On Vehicle Data In New Bill
The bill would require new vehicle manufacturers to equip their vehicles with “an inter-operable, standardized and open access platform across all makes and models that is capable of securely communicating all telematics vehicle data in a standardized format via direct data connection to the platform.”
Will Vehicle Manufacturers Comply With Right To Repair Requirements?
The Auto Care Association and Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE) expressed concern recently about whether all vehicle manufacturers will be in compliance with new Right to Repair requirements that will take effect for 2018 and later model year vehicles.
