Contact:	Caroline Fuller (202) 543-1440 c.fuller@att.net
For Release:	Immediate News Bulletin PR-18 March 26, 2007

ASA Asks Nevada Repairers to Contact State Senators

Show Opposition for Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2007 - The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is urging Nevada shop owners to contact their state senators, asking that they oppose that state's Senate Bill 379, the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act.

NV S. 379 would rely on a state government agency and the Nevada court system to assist repairers in acquiring automotive service information.

The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act would put at risk the progress that has been made through the Automotive Service Association-Automaker Agreement, which already provides independent repairers access to service, tool and training information via automaker Web sites.

Right to Repair legislation has failed on the federal level in the past several congresses. Proponents of Right to Repair legislation have now moved to the state level.

"ASA will continue to oppose legislation that places unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles between the repair of our customer's vehicle and the information and training required to make the repair," said Bob Redding, ASA's Washington, D.C., representative.

ASA and other segments of the auto industry are working through the voluntary National Automotive Service Task Force, www.NASTF.org, to ensure repairers timely service information via the automaker Web sites.

ASA asks Nevada repairers to contact their state senators and urge them to oppose the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, Senate Bill 379.

To view the language of NV S. 379 in its entirety and to send a letter in opposition, visit ASA's legislative Web site, . Click on "Information Availability" and then "State Legislation" on the left menu.

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind serving an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from all segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.asashop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.

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