Aftermarket coalition welcomes EU Data Act proposal but calls for automotive specific legislation

Automotive aftermarket stakeholders including FIGIEFA state European Commission’s proposal for Data Act is critical for users to access data, but robust automotive-specific legislation urgently required

A broad coalition representing a wide range of major automotive aftermarket stakeholders, as well as operators in the mobility services value chain, consumers, the insurance and the tire industries has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a European Union’s (EU) Data Act, according to a press release on FIGIEFA, the international federation of independent automotive aftermarket distributors, dated 23 February. However, the coalition believes the Act will not be sufficient on its own and that a robust automotive-specific legislation is urgently required.