Car repairers condemn automakers for reluctance to share data

 

EU regulators must compel car manufacturers to share vehicle-generated data with independent repairers to avoid raising costs for car owners and imperiling businesses, repair companies have said.

But vehicle makers say the vehicle data could pose a safety risk if not managed correctly.

The row over the provision of data emerges as the EU Commission considers prolonging the “Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation” (MVBER) for five years, a law designed to foster competition in vehicle repair and services.

Modern cars generate a large amount of in-vehicle data, enabling them to quickly and accurately identify mechanical problems. Armed with this data, repairers can easily fix most issues for a variety of makes and models (...)