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    What's the issue?

    As vehicles modernize, common repairs and routine maintenance increasingly require access to vehicle data, tools, and software that are currently controlled by vehicle manufacturers. These anticompetitive practices leave independent repairers unable to service certain vehicles and prevent aftermarket suppliers from managing demand and offering quality, safe, and affordable replacement parts to consumers.

    If left unchecked, vehicle manufacturers’ repair restrictions stand to dramatically reduce available service options for American consumers, who overwhelmingly (70%) choose independent repair shops for post-warranty repairs.

    Vehicle owners should have the right to choose who repairs their vehicle and with what parts – whether through independent aftermarket or vehicle manufacturer channels.

    What is the solution?

    As unfair repair restrictions grow, the consumer-first right to repair movement is gaining ground in Washington and across the country. A key right to repair measure – the bipartisan Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act (H.R. 1566)  and (S. 1379)– will enable consumers and repairers of their choice to access the vehicle data, tools, software, and parts needed for modern repairs.

    Backed by a broad, bipartisan group of more than 50 cosponsors, the REPAIR Act will promote industry competition, increase consumer choice, and protect access to quality, safe, and affordable vehicle repairs.

    What can you do?

    Join MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers in urging Congress to pass the REPAIR Act. Swift action is needed now to protect the United States’ fair, competitive, and vibrant vehicle service market.

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    Want to support the fight to preserve competition in our industry? There are several easy ways aftermarket suppliers can join our push to advance the REPAIR Act in Washington. 

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    July 10, 2025

    Arkansas Democrat Gazette OpEd

    May 30, 2025

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    May 16, 2025

    The Kansas City Star OpEd

    April 28, 2025

    Lujan, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Car Repairs Easier Expand Options, and Increase Transparency Press Release

    April 09, 2025

    Congress Reintroduces Bipartisan Auto Right to Repair Legislation to Protect Consumer Choice

    February 25, 2025
    Essential federal legislation safeguards consumer vehicle repair rights and ensures a competitive repair market. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Auto Care Association, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, CAR (Consumer Access to Repair) Coalition...
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    Automakers Finally Admit Need for Federal Right to Repair Solution

    February 21, 2025
    The industry appreciates automaker's acknowledgement of the need for federal legislation to protect consumer choice in vehicle repair and is looking forward to Congressional consideration of the REPAIR Act. BETHESDA, MD. and...
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    MEMA Advocacy: Always Working for Suppliers 

    February 03, 2025
    Dear MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Members,  The aftermarket is facing a defining moment. From trade disputes to the fight for Right to REPAIR, the policies shaping our industry’s future are being written right now and MEMA is making...
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    MEMA Proposal Granting Access to Right to-Repair Data Approved by U.S. Copyright Office

    November 01, 2024
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers’ petition for a new exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)’s anti-circumvention provisions—which prohibit bypassing copyright protection systems—was...
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    Broad Support for HR 906: Read the Letter Signed by 25 Groups in Support of REPAIR

    July 08, 2024
    Twenty-five groups showed their comprehensive support for HR 906, the REPAIR Act to ensure vehicle owners and their repair shops have equal access to necessary repair tools, components, and data.

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      MEMA Advocacy: Always Working for Suppliers 

      February 03, 2025

      MEMA Proposal Granting Access to Right to-Repair Data Approved by U.S. Copyright Office

      November 01, 2024

      MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Launches Right to Repair Campaign, Renews Calls for Action on the REPAIR Act

      April 29, 2024

      MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Announces Critical D.C. REPAIR Act Advocacy Event

      January 04, 2024

      MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Applaud Subcommittee Action on the REPAIR Act (H.R. 906)

      November 02, 2023

      MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers’ Statement on Right to Repair Commitment

      July 11, 2023

      Eight New Bipartisan Sponsors Sign On to Right to Repair Legislation for Vehicles

      April 25, 2023
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