State Farm Releases Update on Electronic Parts Ordering to Select Service Shops
Insurer restates why it’s getting involved in parts ordering and answers frequently asked questions.
State Farm to Expand Parts Pilot to Chicago
Expansion will begin Sept. 17, but application will not be actively used by repairers until December 2012.
Consolidation
The pace of consolidation has quickened within the last few years. What does it mean for the industry and the single-store independents that must compete with multiple-shop operators?
NABC Golf Event Fundraiser Opens Online Registration
Interested participants and sponsors of the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Golf Event Fundraiser can now register online for the event, which will take place Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Online forms are now available at www.autobodycouncil.org for players and sponsors wishing to participate. They simply click a link, fill out the form, and submit it.
September GCIA Meeting to Feature State Farm’s George Avery
Discussion of PartsTrader program to take place Sept. 20 in Marietta at Metro Atlanta Automobile Dealers Association headquarters.
AASP-MA to Offer Parts Procurement ‘Straight Talk’ at Statewide Meeting
Sept. 12 meeting will offer updates, reactions to parts bidding issue from SCRS’s Aaron Schulenburg, CCRE’s Tony Lombardozzi and others.
WMABA to Hold Parts Procurement Discussion Meetings Sept. 19
Virginia and Maryland meetings will feature SCRS’s Aaron Schulenburg discussing historical data and feedback from international markets on parts procurement.
ASA Promises Action If State Farm Cannot Provide Benefits of Parts Program Within Certain Time Frame
Association says if application does not provide benefits to collision repairers, then it will not support it moving forward.
SCRS to Offer Session on Parts Procurement at SEMA Show
New Zealand and Australian collision repair experts will talk about impact of parts bidding programs in their countries.
AASP-NJ Members Speak Out Against Appointment of Avery as CIC Chair
Avery holding position of CIC chairman represents “conflict of interest,” says AASP-NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant.
