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.
I agree.
That’s why I own old cars and trucks!
Obozzo said this!!!
Yup.. government motors.. lol
Pay the insurance ?
Glad I don’t buy GM vehicles. We are a Ford family.
If I am only leasing the car, I leased a functional vehicle. They should be responsible for all repairs and maintenance. Even after I have finished paying.
Then they can pay the repair bills. I bought my car outright
“What’s good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa.” is no longer true (if it ever was), GM has trailed behind in innovation, has killed it’s product lines that young buyers wanted and become so top heavy, it’s burying itself. Putting out idiotic statements like that merely enforces the idea that it is behind the times!
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/what-s-good-for-the-country-is-good-for-general-motors–and-vice-versa
Actually we the taxpayers own GM