You can trick your whip all you want, but GM says that car is still theirs, no matter what you’ve paid. In a hearing this week, General Motors attorney Harry Lightsey said that purchasing and paying off your GM vehicle is a license agreement and not ownership.
The U.S Copyright Office is holding a hearing on whether anyone other than the vehicle’s manufacturer has the right to alter the that car’s copyrighted software. With modern design being what it is, this means almost altering anything about the vehicle.
Mechanics and private owners are saying they need to be allowed to make repairs on their vehicles to keep them running or maintain their business. But GM is saying that anyone unauthorized altering anything about the vehicle could create problems with the software and endanger the driver. This sounds more like a business ploy on the part of GM to hold a monopoly on vehicle repairs.
Read more about GM’s position on page 2.
What a clever way to MAKE you get repairs from a GM dealership
Then I guess GM will be making all of the repairs on their vehicles for free because they own them. Right?
Well then just keep your overpriced piece of c**p.
Buy an American Car……
TOYOTA!
…that’s kind of funny actually .. I’ve had to pay for every repair to my vehicle .. you generally don’t do that with a lease …
I’ll be expecting a full refund on all of those expenses thanks.
F**k GM…or more like BM!!!
Hey GM – Go Suck an Egg mine is paid off and I own it too !
Just wait long enough and it will get towed in anyway.
That is illegal business. Need to sue company,
Hey GM, after my last one from you (15 years ago) blew an engine, I never “leased another one. I’ll never waste my money on another “leased” vehicle again. Thanks for turning me onto foreign cars, they last longer and I can actually buy one instead of “leasing” it.