--- title: "Not Ok? Automakers Selling Driving Data to Insurance Companies for Profit" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/03/not-ok-automakers-selling-driving-data-to-insurance-companies-for-profit/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2024-03-14T16:57:33+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:10:57+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/not-ok-automakers-selling-your-data-to-insurance-companies-for-profit.jpg" --- # Not Ok? Automakers Selling Driving Data to Insurance Companies for Profit By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2024-03-14T16:57:33+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:10:57+00:00 ![Featured image]() The big news item this week is automakers selling driving data to insurance companies for profit. ## **Selling driving data?** Yup, automakers, specifically GM, have been selling your driving data through a third-party data company called [Lexis Nexis](). This company then sells the data to insurance companies. This can happen with or without your consent as our friends over at *[GM-trucks.com]()* found out. Also, Chaseydog, user on [our forum]() shared with us, his monthly report and showed how vague some of the items are to understand. ![automakers selling data]() A monthly driving report from Onstar Smart Driving program. 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