R2RC at Equip’Auto

FIGIEFA held a press conference on 16 October at Equip' Auto to launch the Right to Repair Campaign.

Over 60 international aftermarket journalists attended a press conference organized by FIGIEFA at this week’s Equip’Auto show, to officially launch the EU-wide Right to Repair Campaign.

The campaign aims to safeguard consumer choice and effective competition in the market for vehicle replacement parts, tools and equipment, servicing and repair.

“Vehicles are more and more becoming “computers on wheels”, stated Campaign spokesperson Sylvia Gotzen. “While technological innovations provide better emissions control as well as more safety and comfort, they have made it increasingly challenging to service or repair a vehicle. Fair and full access for independent market operators to technical information, multi-brand diagnostic tools as well as test equipment, replacement parts and training is therefore more than ever crucial to be able to provide European motorists with the quality service and parts they deserve in the aftermarket care of their vehicles”, she explained.

The FIGIEFA Right to Repair Campaign web-site (www.r2rc.eu /) is now open; it will concentrate on the international scene.  On the site there is a new leaflet encouraging the aftermarket to join the campaign.  (If you haven’t already indicated your support for R2RC, then you should do so now Ed.)  And there is a FIGIEFA ‘Q & A’ leaflet which was released for the first time at Equip’Auto. 

Meanwhile, www.r2rc.co.uk / will reflect the Euro-wide R2RC message in the UK context, and also concentrate on UK news.