Automotive repair

When Nathan Woodrow’s car was damaged in an accident last August, he didn’t think it would take close to a year to have it fully back to normal. “The whole front needed repairing,” he said. While the bulk of the work was finished by January, an issue with the headlights and bonnet paint caused a delay. “In that time I moved to Toowoomba [from Brisbane],” Mr Woodrow said. “I went back and forward with the insurer … and in April they contacted me again and I was finally able to get it booked in for mid-August,” he said. Mr Woodrow…

Automotive repair

Image credit: Depositphotos.com *Editor’s note: This story has been updated with reaction from the Tire Industry Association An apparent agreement between three groups representing auto repairers, collision shops and automakers in the US on automotive right to repair is being met with pushback from two of the biggest automotive aftermarket organizations in the country. The Auto Care Association, which includes representation of the distribution, auto repair, tools and equipment and other sectors, bluntly called the “so-called” pact “a thinly veiled attempt to confuse lawmakers and drivers” in the headline of its press release. MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, which represents the supplier…

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