In their year-end meeting, the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) Board of Directors made the OEM and independent co-chair appointments to each of the six NASTF committees for 2016. The appointments include: Collision Committee: Gary Ledoux (American Honda) and Tim Morgan (Spanesi Americas) Communications Committee: Valerie Sullivan (American Honda) and Jessie Korosek (Equipment & […]
Australia – Aftermarket Calls to Establish Access to Vehicle Repair Info
The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) has warned that Federal Government policy needs to keep pace with the technology being used in modern cars which have become ‘computers on wheels’. In a comment piece titled In the National Interest – Why Australia needs a National Automotive Repair and Servicing Portal released to members of Federal […]
Massachusetts Legislators Pass Right to Repair Bill
Compromise with automakers sends last minute bill to Governor’s desk. Massachusetts lawmakers have passed a last minute compromise bill to settle the Right to Repair dispute over OEM diagnostic information. The language of the bill was proposed in a joint letter on Tuesday to lawmakers from car manufacturer associations and the Right to Repair Coalition. […]