Trump Meets With Auto Leaders Amid Right-to-Repair Dispute

President Donald Trump said on June 4 that he met with senior executives from major U.S. automakers to discuss the “right-to-repair” debate.
The auto industry has sparred with independent repair shops and other ​groups for years over the ability to repair new vehicles. The U.S. auto service market is worth about $200 billion annually.
Trump said he met GM CEO Mary Barra, Ford Motor senior executive Andrew Frick and ‌top officials with the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, along with Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a former auto dealer.
He said it was a “great meeting” while expressing surprise at industry positions that he said limit consumers’ ability to service their own vehicles. Congress is considering federal legislation on vehicle data access as repair costs rise for American families….