Legislation in U.S. House of Representatives seeks to provide consumers and third-party repair facilities access to vehicle data. The Auto Care Association, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), CAR (Consumer Access to Repair) Coalition, and Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) applauded U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) for co-sponsoring the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry […]
Pennsylvania Bill Would Require Auto Repair Facilities to Identify Hit and Run Drivers or Face Up to $5,000 Fine and 90 Days in Jail
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 24, the Jayanna Powell Hit-and-Run Direct Notification Act, would require auto repair facilities to register with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) enabling police to notify those facilities to be on the lookout for vehicles involved in hit and run accidents in the Commonwealth. Repair facilities owners or operators that fail to […]
Hearing Scheduled on Illinois Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Bill February 15
Legislation introduced in January in the Illinois House of Representatives that seeks to amend the state’s insurance code to regulate aftermarket collision repair parts and glass is scheduled to be included an Illinois House Insurance Committee hearing on February 15. Illinois House Bill 4719 (HB 4719), introduced on January 21 by Illinois State Rep. Elizabeth […]
Automotive Right to Repair Legislation Introduced in Canada
Legislation seeks to assure access by independent repair facilities to OEM data and systems necessary to repair vehicles. Windsor West MP Brian Masse introduced a new right-to-repair bill February 4 in Parliament that seeks to protect Canadian automotive car owners’ choice when having their vehicle repaired. According to Mass, the legislation, “…would allow consumers to […]
Freedom to Repair Act Introduced in U.S. House to Limit Copyright Law Impact on Right to Repair
On February 2, Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) announced the are sponsoring the Freedom to Repair Act, right to repair legislation that would stop companies from, in what the authors of the legislation say, are companies abusing copyright law to deny people the right to repair their own devices or take them […]
Automotive Body Parts Association Supports REPAIR Act in U.S. House of Representatives
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) announced it applauds United States Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for introducing the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act. “This is an important day for the automotive aftermarket and a long time coming,” said Ed Salamy, Executive Director of the ABPA. “For years, the car companies […]
Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
The Federal legislation would provide consumers with rights to their vehicle’s data and safeguard a free and fair repair market. The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), Auto Care Association, CAR (Consumer Access to Repair) Coalition, and Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) are applauding United States Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for introducing the Right to Equitable […]
ASA Joins AAVOR in Statement Supporting Vehicle Data Access at U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing on Automated Vehicles
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing yesterday entitled “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles.” During the hearing, subcommittee members and witnesses discussed the impact of automated vehicle deployment on mobility, safety, infrastructure, workforce and the economy. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), in partnership with other members of […]
Commerce Department Reports Automotive Semiconductor Supply Chain Remains Fragile
Acute concern for legacy automotive chips. While positive news on private investment, department says report supports proposed $52 billion government support for domestic production. The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday released the results from the Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Request for Information (RFI) issued in Sept. 2021. The RFI showed that median inventory […]
Illinois Legislation Seeks to Change Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Regulations
Legislation would require crash parts and auto glass that meet or exceed OEM specifications, requires insurers to follow manufacturer ADAS procedures. Legislation introduced on Friday in the Illinois House of Representatives seeks to amend the state’s insurance code to regulate aftermarket collision repair parts and glass. Illinois House Bill 4719 (HB 4719) was introduced January […]
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