Right to Repair Bill approved by House of Commons. Next stop, The Senate.
Ottawa, Ontario — This past week, Bill C-244 passed through the Canadian House of Commons with unanimous approval—a win for supporters of the right to repair. The focus of Bill C-244 primarily concerns a Copyright Act that aims at permitting the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) protected products. Currently, TPM is […]
Bill 29 Bowls Ahead: Quebec passes bill outlawing planned obsolescence
Quebec City, Quebec – The National Assembly announced on Tuesday the unanimous adoption of Bill 29 aimed at protecting consumers against planned obsolescence. As soon as the legislation is signed into law, it will be prohibited in Quebec to sell goods whose normal operating life has been deliberately limited. The adoption of Bill 29 exists […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
