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SURVEY RESULTS: Readers are Split on Whether Automaker Changes Could Impact Right to Repair

Poll results show readers are evenly divided on this issue.

Congress returns from summer break this week and the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act is just one of the many bills still yet to be considered during this Congressional session. In the meantime, automakers and independent repair facilities continue to work under a handshake agreement that provides access to OEM service and repair information via daily, weekly, monthly or annual online subscriptions.

Last week, we asked AMN readers whether they believe the current leadership changes taking place at several leading automakers will impact agreements for access to repair information. Poll results show readers are evenly divided on this issue.

Do you think the change of hands within the ranks of several automakers (Fiat/Chrysler, Penske/Saturn, Tengzhong/Hummer for example) will change/impact current agreements for access to repair information?

Yes: 50%
 
No: 50%

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