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House Subcommittee Examines Potential Impact of REPAIR Act

Subcommittee members and others expressed enthusiastic support for the legislation.

Right to Repair: NHTSA Open to Short-Range Wireless Protocol

If the proposal sees the light of day, it would limit the scope of the Massachusetts data-access law.

Lincoln Highway Leads to Vegas in ‘Road to AAPEX’ Season 2

This year, the spotlight shines on an ultra-rare 2002 Lincoln Blackwood as it embarks on a historic journey.

Trade Groups, OEMs Agree on Data Access for IRFs

MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers called the agreement “a step in the right direction” but asserted that the pact “falls short of all the protections necessary to ensure consumer choice now and into the future for all parties.”

NHTSA Better Have ‘Good Answers’ for RTR Rebuff

The Berkshire Eagle, which endorsed the data-access measure in 2020, is skeptical of NHTSA’s cybersecurity concerns.

Auto Care Weighing Response to NHTSA Right to Repair Letter

NHTSA asserted that the Massachusetts law “conflicts with and therefore is preempted by” federal law.

OpEd: Mass. Lawmakers Could End Right to Repair Impasse

A Boston Globe editorial suggests that the state Legislature “might be able to break the stalemate.”

Automotive Specialty-Equipment Market Grew 2% in 2022

SEMA estimates that sales growth will remain fairly flat in 2023.

Automotive Aftermarket Outperforms Expectations in 2022

The 2023 Joint Channel Forecast report provides valuable insights and strategic guidance for the automotive aftermarket.

Judge Denies 11th-Hour Bid to Thwart Mass. Right to Repair Law

The automakers had asked the judge for a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the law.

Northwood Names New Assistant Director of Aftermarket

James O’Dell has served as the business development manager for Fisher Auto Parts in Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 2019.

State AGs Urge Congress to Pass SMART, REPAIR Acts

Right to Repair “is a bipartisan issue that impacts every consumer, household and farm in a time of increasing inflation.”