Press Release: Accessing technical information for motor vehicles: manufacturers must do better

A study carried out by the University of Aachen (IKA) and published on the website of the European Commission's Competition Directorate-General says that car manufacturers must make progress to allow independent repairers and other operators to get access to technical information on their vehicles. The 2002 Commission Regulation on the motor vehicle sector stipulates that access to this information must be given 'in a non-discriminatory, prompt and proportionate way' in order to encourage competition in car repair.