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MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Launches Right to Repair Campaign

May 1, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers is launching a new right to repair campaign in support of the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act, which would expand access to vehicle repair and maintenance information safely and securely and enable aftermarket suppliers and independent repairers to provide safe, high-quality vehicle service options to consumers. “Across […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Right to Repair

Utah Collision Repair Facility Owner Supports Federal Design Patent Reform in CAR Coalition Video

April 23, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a new video from the CAR Coalition, independent collision repair facility owner Greg Southwick, from Falcon Collision and Customs in Grantsville, Utah, explains the real-life impacts of vehicle manufacturer design patents, underscoring his support for federal right to repair solutions. In the video embedded above, Southwick describes a recent challenge replacing a truck hood […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAR Coalition, Design Patents, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. House Financial Services Committee Advances Bill to Limit Federal Insurance Office Ability to Subpeona Insurers Directly

April 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

On April 17, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), reported 13 pieces of legislation out of Committee to the full House for consideration. Included among the measures is a slate of Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to nullify what it says are a series of regulatory oversteps on the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, U.S. House of Representatives

Auto Care Association Survey Says 84% of Independent Repair Shops View Vehicle Data Access as Top Issue for Their Business

April 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

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, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, legislation, Right to Repair

CAWA Calls for Members to Write Congress in Support of Right to Repair Act

April 5, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

CAWA, the non-profit trade association representing automotive parts manufacturers, jobbers, warehouse distributors, retailers and program groups, issued a call to action to its members asking them to write legislators in support of H.R. 906, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act. The legislation is currently under consideration by the U.S. House […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAWA, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA Calls on Oklahoma Legislature to Oppose Storage Price Cap Bill

March 27, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Senate Bill 1741 would impose the price caps proposed in SB 1853 that ASA previously opposed. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is calling on the Oklahoma Legislature to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 1741. This bill would establish the same caps on storage rates that were proposed in SB 1853, which ASA also opposed, while removing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, Oklahoma, Storage

SEMA Calls for Support of REPAIR Act in Wake of GAO Report

March 27, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Wants Right to Repair bill expanded to support vehicle modifications. Asks for industry to write to legislators urging passage. Following the release last week of a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled Vehicle Repair: Information on Evolving Vehicle Technologies and Consumer Choice, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is advocating for Congress […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Right to Repair, Specialty Equipment Market Association, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Legislation Introduced to Require Dealers to Repair Recalls on Used Vehicles Before Sale

March 26, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation today to ensure the safety and reliability of used cars. The legislation, the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act, requires car dealers to repair any outstanding safety recalls in used cars prior to selling, leasing, or loaning them to consumers. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Recalls, U.S. Senate, Used Vehicle Sales

Government Accountability Office Issues Report on Vehicle Information, Technologies and Consumer Choice

March 22, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, Government Accountability Office, legislation, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA Supports Federal Youth Apprenticeship Advancement Act

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), Subcommittee on Employment & Workplace Safety held a hearing to examine the value that youth apprenticeship programs provide to employers and the general public. The hearing also looked at the problems that inhibit the positive impact of these […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, legislation, U.S. Senate

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