Automakers want to restrict access to repair data so consumers will be driven to use more expensive automaker parts and OEM dealerships for repairs.
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Report argues that restricting telematics access gives manufacturers and their dealers advantages over independent shops, driving consumer affordability issues.
REPAIR Act moves through Congress to provide equal access to vehicle data and diagnostic information for owners and their designated repair providers.
Auto Care Association provided testimony Tuesday to a U.S. House subcommittee on the urgency to pass bill for repair data access and consumer protection.
If Congress does not act soon, over 900,000 independent repairers risk being locked out from vehicle data access. Aftermarket is urged to contact policymakers.
"If we don’t have access to the tools we need to plug into the computer, there’s a lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of resources being wasted," says co-owner.
New poll finds that vast bipartisan majority of Americans want the right to choose how and where they fix their vehicles.
