InMotion: Reintroducing Right-To-Repair Regulations

In what could be seen as a rare occurrence of bipartisanship in the U.S. House of Representatives, representatives on both sides of the aisle came together earlier this month to reintroduce the federal "Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act" (a/k/a the "REPAIR Act"). As reported in Automotive News, the proposed legislation would require, among other things, that motor vehicle manufacturers make available to vehicle owners and independent repair shops the same repair and maintenance tools that the manufacturers make available to their franchised dealers.¹

And, in what could be seen as an even rarer case of "bipartisanship," trade groups for both manufacturers and dealers oppose the proposed legislation.