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Auto Care Alliance Opposes ASA, SCRS and Alliance Right to Repair Agreement Over Enforcement, Lack of Collaboration

July 14, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Alliance announced July 13 it is opposed to the agreement by the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation announced July 11 on automotive right to repair According to the Auto Care Alliance, a group that includes several former ASA affiliate associations, […]

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

Registration Open for Auto Care Association September Legislative Summit, Fall Leadership Days

July 13, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Registration for the Auto Care Association’s Fall Leadership Days and Legislative Summit events is now open. The events will be held Sept. 20-22, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. For the second time, the Auto Care Association’s Legislative Summit will be held at the same location and in conjunction with the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Auto Care Association, District of Columbia, legislation, Right to Repair

Auto Care Association Calls Right to Repair Agreement by ASA, SCRS, and Auto Alliance ‘Thinly Veiled Attempt to Confuse Lawmakers and Drivers’

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Coalitions supporting right to repair legislation also critical. MEMA calls agreement step in the right direction and offers suggestions on legislation. The Auto Care Association released a statement July 11 objecting to the right to repair agreement between the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Right to Repair, Right to Repair Coalition, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA, SCRS and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Announce Right to Repair Agreement

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Three associations say agreement assures independents have access to information needed to repair vehicles and consumer choice. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced they have reached an agreement on automotive right to repair that the groups say builds upon previous agreements to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Association, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

EU Reaches Agreement on Data Act to Provide Third Parties Access to Connected Products

July 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automotive suppliers’ association calls for auto sector specific legislation to improve competition, boost innovation capabilities, and protect consumer rights and choice. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on June 27 on Data Act legislation which will regulate how data generated by connected objects can be accessed and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CLEPA, EU, Europe, legislation, Right to Repair, Telematics

NHTSA Says Vehicle Manufacturers Must Comply with Federal Safety Law When Providing Access to Vehicles Telematics Systems

June 14, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safety regulator says it supports a consumer’s right to choose where to have vehicles repaired, but reiterates statement from 2020 that “open” telematics access to vehicle systems in Massachusetts Right to Repair law poses safety concerns. In a letter to legal counsel at over 20 vehicle manufacturers yesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition, NHTSA, Right to Repair

Right to Repair Bill Introduced in Quebec

June 2, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) is welcoming the tabling of Bill 29, an Act to protect consumers against programmed obsolescence and promote durability, reparability and maintenance of goods, by Québec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette. According to the association, the legislation will enshrine the right of Quebecers to have their vehicle serviced […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Canada, legislation, Quebec, Right to Repair

Federal Judge Will Allow Massachusetts AG to Start Enforcing Right to Repair Law Tomorrow

May 31, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Judge denied vehicle manufacturer association’s motion to block enforcement while Federal lawsuit continues. In a hearing yesterday, U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock denied a motion by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation that sought a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the 2020 Massachusetts Right-to Repair law update that was approved by voters. As CollisionWeek […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

Vehicle Manufacturers Seek Restraining Order to Stop Massachusetts from Enforcing 2020 Right to Repair Law Updates

May 30, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Association representing manufacturers seeks to stop the Attorney General from enforcing provisions of voter approved law that was supposed to start June 1. On May 25, the Alliance for Automotive innovation, filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting enforcement of the 2020 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Attorney General, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition, Right to Repair

U.S. Federal Right to Repair Legislation Gains 8 New Co-Sponsors

April 26, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The CAR Coalition, MEMA Aftermarket, Auto Care Association and SEMA are applauding a new group of bipartisan co-sponsors of the REPAIR Act (H.R. 906) that was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in February. In addition to original sponsor Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL), and co-sponsors Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), and Marie […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, MEMA, Right to Repair, SEMA, U.S. House of Representatives

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