"We had the auto industry in yesterday," Trump said last week in the Oval Office. "They don’t want people to fix their car. I said, ‘That’s strange!"
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The shops and distributors who win the next decade won't win it just because they got the vehicle data feed. They'll win it because they used it to their advantage.
Automakers want to restrict access to repair data so consumers will be driven to use more expensive automaker parts and OEM dealerships for repairs.
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.
