The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada announced its support for the Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. campaign, adding to the movement focused on ensuring consumer access and control over car data. Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. is an Auto Care Association and Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) education initiative that engages car […]
Massachusetts Voters Approve Ballot Question to Amend Right to Repair Law
Measure prohibits vehicle manufacturers from requiring their authorization before consumers and independent repair facilities can access diagnostic data unless done through independent third-party. While much of the country is awaiting results on the election for President, voters in Massachusetts gave vehicle owners and independent repairers a victory over vehicle manufacturers on the issue of wireless […]
Right to Repair Ballot Initiative Endorsed by Massachusetts News Publications
Voters will have say on Election Day in whether vehicle manufacturers are required to make telematics data available to vehicle owners and independent repair facilities. The Auto Care Association announced that several major news publications are encouraging voters to support efforts to require vehicle manufacturers to allow consumers and independent repairers access to telematics data […]
Bo Fisher Honored with Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award
Bo Fisher, chairman and CEO of Fisher Auto Parts, was recently honored with the Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award by the Auto Care Association. The award was announced during the association’s Fall Leadership Days, held last month. “I am honored and humbled to receive this recognition, especially when the award is named after one […]
Secure Vehicle Interface Demo Illustrates Vehicle Data Access Solution for European Regulators
The Auto Care Association, along with Michelin and Enterprise Holdings, produced a demonstration on September 8 for the European Commission and other interested constituents around the world on the Secure Vehicle Interface (SVI). SVI is a standards-based technology that enables cyber secure access to in-vehicle data to trusted third parties. The European Commission is currently […]
Auto Care Association Testifies in Support of Revisions to DMCA to Assure Aftermarket Access to OEM Software
On September 16, Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee in a hearing regarding whether legislative revisions are needed to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In his testimony, Lowe pointed to the major changes to automotive technology that have occurred […]
Referendum to Expand Automotive Right to Repair Regulations to Appear on Massachusetts Ballot
Effort to get online signatures collected thrown out was withdrawn by group representing vehicle manufacturers. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Committee turned in 24,000 signatures on Wednesday, July 1 to the Secretary of State regarding a ballot question that would mandate vehicle manufacturers provide car owners with control of repair data generated by their vehicles […]
Auto Care Association Extends Deadline to July 31 for Education Awards Submissions
The Auto Care Association announced it is extending the submission deadline for the 2020 awards recognizing excellence in education. These awards include the Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award and the Auto Care Career & Education (ACE) Award. The new deadline for award submissions is July 31. Each year these awards are given to individuals […]
America’s Recovery Fund Coalition Reiterates Call for Congress to Assist Business
Today, America’s Recovery Fund Coalition (ARFC) launched a national Going Out of Business advocacy campaign highlighting the bleak economic landscape created by COVID-19, emphasizing the need for Congress to immediately create a Recovery Fund. “It is time to accept our shared economic reality: America’s recovery will be long, slow, and, without further fiscal support from […]
Total U.S. Aftermarket Forecast to Decline 8.8% But Expected to Rebound in 2021
Total U.S. automotive aftermarket sales are forecast to decrease 8.8 percent in 2020 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related factors, according to the “2020 Joint Channel Forecast Model” produced jointly by the Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). The 2020 Joint Channel Forecast Model also […]
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