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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

CAWA Joins the Global Vehicle Right to Repair Movement

April 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA), that represents the automotive parts industry, has joined other global association leaders to support the critical global right to repair movement by signing the new right to repair position statement. The statement enumerates the core beliefs of the movement and the objectives and intended outcomes of right to repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAWA, Right to Repair

Group of 28 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Right to Repair Legislation

March 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Letter urges passage of federal right to repair and design patent legislation to preserve competition in vehicle, farm and digital equipment service and repair. A group of 28 bipartisan state and territory attorneys general, representing states from Maine to Alaska, signaled their support for consumers’ right to repair the items they purchase – including automobiles, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Design Patents, legislation, Right to Repair

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Tesla Violates Anti-Trust Laws by Monopolizing Markets for Repairs and Parts

March 15, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Suit by vehicle owner seeks class action status alleging Tesla vehicle owners forced to pay high prices for repair services and replacement parts due to electric vehicle manufacturer’s monopolization of market. A lawsuit filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Tesla, Inc. alleges Tesla vehicle owners are forced, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Antitrust, Lawsuits, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Right to Repair, Tesla

Massachusetts Attorney General Will Begin Enforcing Right to Repair Law June 1

March 9, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a court filing March 7, AG says people of Massachusetts deserve benefit of the law approved by voters more than two years ago that has been delayed by Auto Alliance lawsuit. In a Federal Court filing Tuesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the Commonwealth intends to begin the process to enforce updates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

Auto Care Association and AIA Canada Join the Global Right to Repair Movement for Vehicles

March 9, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association and Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) announced separately that they have joined other global association leaders to support the global right to repair movement by signing a new right to repair position statement. The position statement supported by more than 20 organizations around the world enumerates the core beliefs […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Right to Repair

NAMIC Lauds Reintroduction of Federal Right to Repair Auto Bill

February 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies commends legislation re-introduced in the House of Representatives to ensure access to repair and diagnostic automobile data that will provide consumers with greater choice in having their cars repaired. According to the association, protecting a consumer’s right to choose their repair providers and control the data needed to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

ABPA Urges Members to Ask Their U.S. Representatives to Support the REPAIR Act

February 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) is urging its member to contact legislators to support the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act, H.R. 906, that was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the association, as vehicle technology becomes even more complex, vehicle manufacturers are creating new barriers that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

Right to Repair Will Appear on Maine Ballot in November as Secretary of State Certifies Signatures

February 22, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maine’s Secretary of State’s office certified that the Maine Right To Repair Coalition has gathered the necessary number of voter signatures qualifying the initiative to be on the ballot this November. The group of Maine independent repair shop owners, employees, and right to repair supporters submitted more than 70,000 voter signatures to the Secretary of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Maine, Right to Repair

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