BENEFITS OF REPAIR ACT & SMART ACT

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• What the REPAIR ACT will do

  • Guarantees vehicle owners can get the parts, tools and information they need to choose aftermarket parts​

  • Requires automakers to give consumers the critical information, software and tools they need to fix their vehicles

  • Requires automakers to give consumers access to their vehicle data needed for repair and maintenance

  • Requires NHTSA and the FTC to propose new rules to guarantee consumer access to vehicle data and provide cybersecurity

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• How the REPAIR ACT benefits your shop​

  • If a vehicle is involved in an accident, many times vehicles can become a total-loss. This reduces the amount of work available to collision shops, as a total-loss vehicle reduces potential income that otherwise would have gone to a repair facility

  • Aftermarket parts reduce vehicle total-losses, keeping cars repairable for shops. Which in turn keeps the revenue stream flowing within your shop

  • Shops cannot remain profitable on towing & storage alone when a vehicle is totaled

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• What the SMART ACT will do

  • Reduce automakers patents on collision repair parts from 14 to 2.5 years​

  • Allow aftermarket parts manufacturers to make and test parts during the newly defined patent period

  • Allow aftermarket parts manufacturers to sell a collision repair part after the 2.5-year patent lifespan is over

  • Would not prevent automakers from enforcing patents against other automakers during 14-year patent lifespan

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• What Car Coalition does

  • Championing Consumer Access to Vehicle Data​

  • Educating Lawmakers on the Rising Cost of Auto Repair

  • Amending Antiquated Patent Law

  • Leveling the Playing Field for Independent Parts Manufacturers

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To learn more about the Car Coalition, click on their logo below. To learn more about aftermarket auto body parts click the My Parts Choice logo below.

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