West Virginia Reintroduces OEM Parts Bill
If enacted, the bill would require new original equipment parts to be used in order to maintain the manufacturer’s warranty on vehicles three years old or newer.
West Virginia Bill Would Require New OEM Crash Parts on Newer Vehicles
The West Virginia Senate is considering a bill that would forbid body shops and insurance carriers from specifying aftermarket crash parts and recycled OEM parts for three-year-old and newer vehicles.
Automotive Service Association Opposes Vehicle-Inspection Bills in West Virginia, New Hampshire
West Virginia Sen. Robert Karnes recently introduced a bill that would repeal the state’s vehicle-safety inspection program.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Adds West Virginia to Membership Territory
Steve Krieps, shop manager for Greg Cline Automotive in Winfield, W.Va., led the effort to include the Mountain State in the trade association.
West Virginia Woman Who Staged Vehicle Accident Convicted of Mail Fraud
A Fairmont, W.Va., woman is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting that she staged a vehicle accident, faked injuries from the accident and filed false insurance claims that got her a $41,000 settlement.
ABPA Supports Aftermarket Parts Bill in West Virginia
The Automotive Body Parts Association announced that it supports collision repair legislation recently introduced in West Virginia that would eliminate the requirement to use OEM crash parts on newer vehicles.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Opposes West Virginia Parts Bill
The association believes that West Virginia Senate Bill (SB) 544 would reduce consumer protections related to collision repair parts.
ASA Opposes West Virginia Crash Parts Bill
West Virginia Senate Bill 544 would eliminate the requirement for consumer-written consent when using aftermarket parts in a vehicle that is still under the manufacturer’s warranty.
Collision Industry Foundation Gives to Flood Victim in West Virginia
Foundation granted $2,573 to a collision repair facility employee and I-CAR volunteer to replace appliances destroyed at her home by flooding in West Virginia.
ARA Applauds Dismissal of Recycled Parts Lawsuit Against West Virginia Body Shop
Association believes this final ruling ends decades of “mischaracterization” of recycled OEM parts as “aftermarket” in West Virginia.