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Professional automotive forum for discussion of any automotive industry-related issues, ranging from automotive legislation before the U.S. Congress and other legal bodies around the world, local automotive politics in states, provinces, and cities, as well as broader issues affecting the industry as a whole, including best practices to promote the professional image of the automotive service industry. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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California Embedded Battery Fee
04/17/2026 in the Industry Issues Forum
Just an FYI for all who are in the Socialist State of California. As of January 1, 2026, there is a recycle fee for all TPMS sensors. It is 1.5% of the retail price. The sensors have to be collected and recycled. I would post the link, but IATN is antiqua...
AutoZone 'fix finder'
03/30/2026 in the Industry Issues Forum
I ran across this today online. Now the Zone is not just reading codes for free, they are offering a "fix finder". WoW! they are scraping the bottom to get customers to buy useless/wrong parts based on customer ignorance and no real diagnostic testing. Th...
Trouble codes locking out bidirectional controls
03/17/2026 in the Industry Issues Forum
I hope all the auto manufacturers are paying attention to this. We've got a problem with scan tool bidirectional controls and it isn't isolated to one manufacturer. The issue is that if codes are present the bidirectional controls are getting locked out. ...
Ford CEO is crying again
03/13/2026 in the Industry Issues Forum
The CEO from Ford is crying again in an interview that Ford cannot find techs to repair their vehicles. he claims that they are offering 120K to technicians but have 5000 empty bays across the country. I don't know if he is just a liar or is delusional. M...
Blackrock Invests In Skilled Trades
03/11/2026 in the Industry Issues Forum
Not a big fan of Blackrock, but this interesting.

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