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Regulatory Changes

Time Crunch: Quebec considering maximum timeline for repairs as part of Bill 29

Quebec City, Quebec – The push to reduce the planned obsolescence of consumer goods continues to push ahead with the National Assembly of Quebec expanding on its initial policy of Bill 29 in a recent assembly.  On September 13, the National Assembly of Quebec met to discuss further amendments to Bill 29–“An act to protect […]

Regulatory Changes

Data Defence: Autel updates EULA amid privacy, transparency concerns

Toronto, Ontario — Representatives from Autel say the company has shored up its defenses against unwanted data collection through a newly released EULA, announced at a Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting last week. Acting on concerns raised at an April CIC meeting about the potential for Autel customer data to be lifted from its tools […]

ADAS

Coalition Collision: U.S. right to repair agreement spurs in-fighting among industry associations

Washington, D.C. — A recent “landmark” agreement among a coalition of automotive industry associations has ruffled the feathers of a fellow repairer advocacy group who are calling the motivation of the so-called pact into question. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), and Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) reaffirmed the […]

Collision Repair

Access Success: Auto coalition signs ‘landmark’ agreement on right to repair in U.S.

Washington, D.C. — A coalition of auto repair advocacy groups has reached what they are calling a “landmark” agreement for North America’s right-to-repair movement on Tuesday, following the affirmation of a 2014 memorandum of understanding. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), and Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) restated to […]

Auto Insurance

Time is Money: Rhode Island bill requires insurers pay for OEM procedures, expedite appraisals

Providence, Rhode Island — America’s tiniest state just made a big move in collision repair as Rhode Island’s general assembly passed into legislation a ruling that would require insurers to cover the cost of OEM repair procedures. These amendments to the Unfair Claims Practices Act, signed off by Gov. Daniel McKee last week, introduce a […]

Collision Repair

Access Denied: Mass. right to repair law in dispute as NHTSA, senators clash over data security

Washington, D.C. — A pair of U.S. senators are aiming their federal auto regulator, as Massachusetts’ Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren recently called out the NHTSA for a letter it sent to automakers asking them to ignore the state’s right to repair legislation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alleged in its June […]

Calibration Consent: Maryland mandates driver consent for glass recalibration, effective Oct. 1

Annapolis, Maryland — Maryland’s state government passed a new consumer protection law in early May that requires auto glass repair shops to inform customers, before repairing or replacing auto glass, if recalibration is required. Further to that, the law requires an accompanying written statement describing that the work will meet or exceed original equipment manufacturer […]

Leading the Way: Québec tables Right to Repair bill

Québec City, Québec — A new bill tabled in Québec on Thursday aims to amend the Consumer Protection Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and promote the durability, repairability and maintenance for goods in the province. If passed, Québec would be the first Canadian province—and one of few regions in North America—protecting the consumer […]

Crossed Wires: Lack of EV insights causing ‘rising tension’ between OEMs and suppliers, says survey

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— According to Plante Moran’s OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study, there is “rising tension” between OEMs and suppliers, largely due to increased risk to short-term cost recovery issues, production scheduling and supply chain disruptions as the industry transitions to electric vehicles. “These are compounded by long-term strategic issues suppliers have, related to […]

Building Bridges: ATA of Manitoba building cross-aisle relationships with industry policymakers

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Far too often, those who speak on behalf of collision repairers are anyone but actual collision repairers—Manitoba’s Automotive Trades Association (ATA) is aiming to change that, following a series of meetings with high-ranking politicians from either side of the aisle. Ferd Klassen, vice president of the ATA and owner of Niverville Auto […]

Canadian Council of Collision Repairers announces inaugural meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON – (January 27, 2023) ⁠— The Canadian Council of Collision Repairers (CCCR) is excited to announce its first meeting, set to take place on February 16, 2023, at 10 a.m. EST (Toronto time) via Zoom. The meeting will bring together owners and managers from across Canada to discuss the latest […]

RIGHT TO REPAIR AND YOUR BUSINESS

Corporations are using digital locks to create their own networks—and consumers are fighting back Story by KATE NG While repairability in the past was dictated by the tooling at your disposal and your knowledge, digital locks have quickly created an impassible barrier for the average person. A security expert might find workarounds, given enough time […]

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