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.
This is why the automotive industry has gone to hell in this country . The screwed-up c**p that this generation came up with , and we let them be in charge of anything larger than a rusted tri-cycle .
Hahahahahaha. GM can kiss my$#%&!@* When you guys really pay us back and not just borrow from another tarp fund to pay another… well talk. Until then, your ENTIRE company belongs to the American public because without us you’d be long gone.
I guess I won’t be “leasing any of their vehicles!” But the one I own, try to come n get it!
Drove GM products from 1977 till bail out. Haven’t bought one since & never will.
I’ve driven 3 GM products over 300,000 miles without a major repair. Good product, I just won’t buy them since the bail out.
GM = Government Motors ….we own you!
Well then can we bill you for the repair and maintenance of said vehicles and get replacements at no charge to us when it starts to burn oil?
If I don’t own the software , after purchasing the vehicle ; then you can just remove it , or I’ll buy something else.
Sounds just like the US and State Governments, even after you pay your home and property off if you miss your taxes they can come and take it away from you. You merely rent it from the governments.
I stopped buying anything GM a long time ago.