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Article: International Automakers Oppose 'Right to Repair' Legislation.
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- Economics Week
- Article date:
- October 2, 2009
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In a hearing today on so-called "right to repair" legislation, a representative of international automakers cautioned Massachusetts lawmakers against burdening dealers and automakers with additional costs to correct a problem that doesn't exist.
According to Paul Ryan, director of government affairs at the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM), a close review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2006 ". . .found no evidence of a systematic problem related to the inability of customers or auto repair shops to acquire the equipment needed to repair cars or access information needed to make timely repairs. In fact," said Ryan, "the FTC ...