Subaru faces Australian court action over alleged right-to-repair breaches
By Saloni Sinha ( August 21, 2026, 05:31 GMT | Insight) -- Subaru Australia allegedly failed to give independent repairers equal access to software and technical information needed to repair its vehicles, Australia’s competition watchdog said Friday as it launched Federal Court proceedings against the carmaker. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said it is the first court action over alleged breaches of the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme, a mandatory right-to-repair regime in force since July 2022.Subaru Australia allegedly failed to give independent repairers equal access to software and technical information needed to repair its vehicles, Australia’s competition watchdog said as it launched legal proceedings in the Federal Court against the carmaker. ...
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