Ottawa, Ontario — On Wednesday, the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) released a statement pledging its commitment to the global right to repair movement.
Nineteen other groups, including the American Auto Care Association, have followed suit, presenting a list of ten principles they believe should guide right to repair legislation around the world.
This statement highlights that the lack of option for independent parts and repair, consumers in urban, suburban and rural settings will have limited access to affordable vehicle service and repair, ultimately hurting local economies and people who rely on daily vehicle transportation.
According to AIA Canada, the ten best principles for right to repair legislation are:
- Equal access between OEMs and certified independent repairers
- Standardized telematic access to all repair data by repairers
- Practical, reasonable access to information, tools and software by OEMs to repairers
- Subscription terms that meet the commercial needs of repair shops
- Fair market pricing for subscriptions and information access
- Real time access to service and repair information
- Legislated information sharing schemes with practical means of enforcement
- Legislation anticipating the use of loopholes to circumvent right-to-repair
- Access to vehicle security information by reasonably verified technicians
- OEM subscription terms to be published on publicly available websites
For the original statement, click here.
