Apparently, Ford, GM, and Roger Penske (who owns 200 new car dealerships) met with the White House on the 3rd wanting legislation that would prevent people from being able to repair their own vehicles.
President Trump discussed what the auto manufacturers wanted and that a guy got sentenced to 7-years for fixing a vehicle. Some of the media is acting like he doesn't know what he's talking about and that it never happened, but it did. A simple search will give you this:
"Former President Donald Trump recently revealed that he pardoned Troy Lake, a 65-year-old Wyoming diesel mechanic, who had been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for removing emissions control devices from diesel engines in school buses, ambulances, and fire trucks.
Lake’s prosecution under the Clean Air Act stemmed from his work in rural Wyoming, where extreme winter weather often causes emissions equipment to fail. To keep these critical vehicles operational, he removed or bypassed emissions controls so the engines could run. While the modifications were intended to prevent breakdowns and keep public services running, they violated federal environmental laws. Lake was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and served about seven months in prison before Trump’s pardon Daily Headlines. The case became a political flashpoint, with critics calling it an example of federal regulatory overreach targeting working men for keeping essential equipment running"
I'm not here to argue whether the guy was right or wrong, just clarifying who the President was referring to.
I've been annoyed with Ford because they lead the industry in recalls, and in my opinion build a cheap product, but pay huge bonuses to their executives for profit goals. I think Increased profits + Increased recalls = bad math.
The more complex and unreliable new vehicles become, the more I don't want one.
I found this guys video talking about this recent meeting and right to repair:
