The Auto Care Association is calling on its members and the wider auto care community to take immediate action in the fight for the right to repair with the launch of the #RighttoRepair, RIGHT NOW challenge. This initiative encourages every member to send a new letter to their legislator, demanding swift action on right to […]
Women in Auto Care Achieves Record-Breaking Scholarship Distribution
Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, has distributed a total of 81 awards, combining cash scholarships and toolkits, with an unprecedented value of $425,000. These awards serve as a powerful investment in the aspirations of female students across the United States, nurturing their interest in pursuing careers within the automotive […]
Auto Care Association Opens 2024 Fall Leadership Days Registration
The Auto Care Association’s Fall Leadership Days registration is open for association members and its committee and community volunteers to attend in person. The event takes place Sept. 4-6 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, Md. Fall Leadership Days is a three-day event for the association’s top volunteers and engaged members to discuss […]
25 Groups Write Letter Supporting Passage of Federal REPAIR Act
Groups including Auto Care Association, SEMA, CAR Coalition, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers and others call for passage during next U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee markup session. In a letter July 8 to members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, 25 groups called on the committee to pass H.R. 906, The Right to Equitable […]
Auto Care Association Announces New Board of Directors
The Auto Care Association today announced the elected members of its board of directors for the 2024-2025 term. This board is effective as of today. The members of this Auto Care Association Board of Directors are: Chairman of the Board: Mike Boyer, president, TASCO Sales Reps Vice Chairman of the Board: Greg Noethlich, CEO, Old […]
Auto Care Association Survey Says 84% of Independent Repair Shops View Vehicle Data Access as Top Issue for Their Business
The Auto Care Association released results from a new nationwide survey of automotive repair shops highlighting the challenges that independent repair facilities face when servicing vehicles, often forcing them to turn away business. The association, a supporter of federal right to repair legislation believes the new survey findings reiterate the need for the REPAIR Act, […]
Government Accountability Office Issues Report on Vehicle Information, Technologies and Consumer Choice
Report to Congress examines how changes in vehicle technologies could affect competition and consumer choice in the vehicle repair market. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its Q&A report, Vehicle Repair: Information on Evolving Vehicle Technologies and Consumer Choice on March 21 in response to a request to examine the issue given pending legislation […]
MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers and Auto Care Association Applaud DOJ-FTC Joint Comment on Expanding Consumer Access to Vehicle Operational, Diagnostic and Telematics Data
MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers applauds the submission last week from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the U.S Copyright Office supporting MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers’ petition for a new exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)’s anti-circumvention provisions, which prohibit bypassing copyright protection systems. MEMA’s proposed exemption would allow […]
U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Support Renewing and Expanding Copyright Exemptions for Automotive Right to Repair
Joint comment to U.S. Copyright Office supports renewal of existing exemptions and expanding exemption to include access to operational data needed to repair motor vehicles including telematics. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office to advocate for regulations that would facilitate consumers’ and […]
Auto Care Association Video Campaign Features Independent Auto Repair Facility Operators Supporting Federal Right to Repair Legislation
The Auto Care Association launched a new Right to Repair video campaign, featuring independent repair shop owners, that highlights what the association says is the need for Congress to pass federal right to repair legislation. In the new campaign, shop owners share their stories and shed light on the increased challenges independent repair shops are […]
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