Working with our Aftermarket members, we have identified the issues that will have the biggest impact on the growth and profitability of their businesses.
Learn more about each issue below, then take action by sending emails to your legislators urging them to support the Aftermarket.
Motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers are unfairly restricting access to vehicle-generated data and repair and replacement components. This is shrinking the market and driving up costs. Without legislation, the aftermarket’s service and repair market share could drop from 70% to 54% by 2035, costing $92 billion. Urge your members of Congress to support the REPAIR Act.
For decades, manufacturers could deduct all their R&D expenses in the year the investment was made. In 2022 a five-year amortization was imposed. This change makes R&D cost-prohibitive, damaging profitability—especially for smaller, innovation-driven companies. Tell your members of Congress to reinstate full, first-year R&D expense deductibility.
Vehicle suppliers develop many of the advanced technologies needed to deploy AVs and automated driving systems. Federal law needs to be modernized to make it easier for suppliers of all sizes to research, develop, and manufacture these technologies. Tell your members of Congress to pass this legislation.