- " I recently interviewed a number of facility and maintenance managers. One topic they all brought up was spare parts pricing. "
- "... And currently, services appear to carry a higher margin than products because the intangible work is harder for customers to quantify than tangible products.... "
- "... also dictated that automakers needed to provide independent repair shops with the same information regarding emissions servicing as car dealerships.... "
https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/growing-right-to-repair-movement-will-ultimately-affect-all-oems/ (https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/growing-right-to-repair-movement-will-ultimately-affect-all-oems/)
"Right to Repair" or "Fair Repair" bills are currently under consideration in 20 U.S. states, which will break the repair monopolies for not only tractors but other technologies such as smartphones. The bills will force dealers to provide the manuals, replacement parts, and tools to anyone who wishes to repair a tractor; tractor dealers will also have to provide third parties with the means to open software locks.
https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/as-tractor-monopoly-rolls-in-farmers-struggling-to-keep-up/ (https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/as-tractor-monopoly-rolls-in-farmers-struggling-to-keep-up/)