Legislature will hold a hearing on more than a dozen bills that seek to update the Commonwealth’s laws requiring consumer and independent auto repair facility access to necessary technical information. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure will hold a hearing on Monday, January 13 on proposed legislation to update automotive […]
Vehicle Manufacturer Backed Coalition Raises Data Security Concerns with Massachusetts Right to Repair Proposals
The Coalition for Safe and Secure Data (CSSD), which is backed by the Washington, D.C.-based Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the Global Automakers Association and the Computing Technology Industry Association, is raising concerns that revisions proposed to Massachusetts Right to Repair regulations governing vehicle data and repair procedure access for consumers and independent repairers could lead […]
Massachusetts Right to Repair Law Updates Headed to 2020 Ballot
Voters will weigh in on extending consumer and third-party access to telematics data necessary for mechanical and collision repair. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition today announced that it has turned in 102,000 signatures to ensure an initiative petition to enact an update to the Commonwealth’s Right to Repair law reaches the 2020 ballot. The […]
Coalition Calls for EU Legislators to Ensure Level Playing Field for Remote Access to Vehicle Data
Group calls upon EU decision makers to put forward legislation by 2020 ensuring remote access to in-vehicle data and functions. CECRA, the European umbrella organization of national automotive trade associations and European brand dealer councils, announced November 14 that a number of associations in the automotive sector and mobility services operators, insurers, consumers and small […]
Auto Care Association and AASA Partner on Vehicle Data Access Education Campaign
The Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) announced a strategic partnership to educate and activate the industry and consumers in the fight for access to, and control of, vehicle data through the Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. national consumer education campaign. The education initiative was created to engage car owners, […]
Massachusetts Right to Repair Ballot Initiative Certified by Attorney General
Marks the first step to let voters weigh in on revisions to regulations that would extend consumer and third-party access to telematics data necessary for mechanical and collision repair. The Massachusetts Right to Repair coalition received approval this week for its 2020 ballot initiative to revise regulations in the Commonwealth that guarantee consumers and their […]
Auto Care Association Calls on Federal Trade Commission to Ensure Competitive Repair Industry
On July 16, Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, testified before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) during a public workshop on policies and research related to manufacturers limiting third-party repairs. During the workshop, which was entitled “Nixing the Fix: A Workshop on Repair Restrictions,” Lowe discussed the independent auto […]
Auto Care CEO Bill Hanvey NY Times Op-Ed on Data Privacy Cautions Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight
Commentary published by The New York Times explores vehicle data collection and consumer privacy. As part of the Auto Care Association’s continued efforts to ensure a consumer’s right to access their car data, Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of Auto Care Association, penned an op-ed published in the New York Times exploring the significant issues […]
Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association
In our telephone interview, Lowe discusses the factors driving legislation to revamp Massachusetts Right to Repair law. In 2012, Massachusetts passed a Right to Repair law governing independent repairer and supplier access to the information necessary to repair consumer’s vehicles. As a result of that law, vehicle manufacturers and supporter of the Right to Repair […]
Massachusetts Legislation Would Require Standardized Access to Vehicle Data and Telematics
Right to Repair Coalition supports legislation to assure independent consumer and repairer access to diagnostic systems and telematics data. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition is supporting legislation introduced in the commonwealth to amend the 2012 Right to Repair law to expand protection for a consumers’ right to own and control the data generated by […]