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Australia Automotive Aftermarket Association Raises Concern About Independent Access to OEM Technical Information

February 3, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Believes the U.S.-based National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) model could benefit Australian repairers and consumers.

As part of its seven year long consumer Choice of Repairer campaign the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) met with auto service and repair industry leaders and workshop operators in Perth this week to discuss open and fair competition in the sector.

AAAA logoAAAA Executive Director Stuart Charity shared the results of a recent national research study on independent workshops’ access to the service and repair technical data that vehicle manufacturers offer to their dealership service centers.

Stuart Charity said access to car makers’ technical

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