Trump held a meeting with representatives from the automotive industry to discuss the issue of "right to repair" controversy.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had met with top executives in the automotive industry to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding "right to repair" legislation. Trump met with General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford Motor Company Senior Executive Andrew Frick, as well as executives from the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, with Republican Senator and former car dealer Bernie Moreno also in attendance. Ford confirmed their participation in the meeting, while automotive industry organizations declined to comment. General Motors did not respond to requests for comment. "Yesterday, we met with representatives from the automotive industry. They don't want people to fix their own cars. I said, 'That's very strange!'" Trump said. "They have a rule: no one is allowed to repair their own car." For years, the automotive industry has been in constant dispute with independent repair shops and other groups over the issue of the right to repair new vehicles. The American automotive repair service market is worth approximately $200 billion annually. Legislation passed by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives last week would codify existing industry agreements into law and grant the Federal Trade Commission the authority to enforce these agreements.