Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Takes Lead on Maryland Parts Legislation
WMABA assisted Maryland Delegate in crafting bill’s language, which addresses insurer-mandated parts procurement programs and aftermarket parts.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association to Discuss Toyota Predictive Estimating Concept
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) will host a meeting to discuss Toyota’s new predictive estimating concept Feb. 19 at 11:30 a.m. at Craftsman Auto Body of Dulles’ training center. Rick Leos, body and collision business development consultant for Toyota, will discuss the methodology and concept behind this new system. Lunch will be provided,
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Launches Labor Rate Survey
Survey aims to determine retail labor rate in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Sees Good Turnout at PartsTrader Meetings
“I’m greatly concerned that our industry still doesn’t understand the repercussions of this program,” says WMABA Board Member Don Beaver.
Industry-Wide OEM Repair Standards Gaining Support
More than 20 regional and state collision repair groups have endorsed OEM collision repair standards as the official basis for an industry-wide standard.
John Mattos Memorial Tool Scholarship Awards Maryland Student
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) announced that the John Mattos Memorial Tool Scholarship — through the Jerry Dalton Memorial Education Fund — has awarded the 2010 recipient Ryan Faurot with his new tools, just as the opening of the 2011 application process begins. "The tools will help me a lot because I
Maryland Considering Bill Banning Salvaged Airbag Installation
A bill prohibiting the installation of salvaged airbags, S.B. 48, is being considered by the Maryland Senate. The bill also prohibits the fraudulent sale or installation of airbags and requires specified records to be maintained in connection with the sale or installation of airbags. The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) says it supports the
FACA Names First Executive Director
The Executive Board of Directors of the Florida Autobody Collision Alliance (FACA) announced that it has appointed Cathy Mills as its first executive director. Mills assumed the responsibilities of the position on Jan. 1. Dave McBroom, president of the FACA State Executive Board, made the announcement. “The FACA executive board of directors, after a
Maryland Salvage Bill Signed by Governor
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has signed H.B. 1199, which curtails marketplace issues resulting from the state’s 75 percent salvage vehicle threshold by adding exclusions for "cosmetic damage" and "the cost of towing, storage or vehicle rental." The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) says it played a pivotal role in suggesting and producing the legislation,
Maryland Salvage Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
Fifteen months following the marketplace enactment of the 75 percent salvage threshold in Maryland (S.B. 568), a bill that adds an exclusion to the threshold for “cosmetic damage” and “the cost of towing, storage or vehicle rental” (H.B. 1199) has passed the Maryland House and Senate. The bill, supported by the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body