Louisiana TV Station Investigation Spotlights Body Shop Owner’s Fight with State Farm Over Parts
Tim Elkins, owner of Miles Paint & Body Shop, told WAFB that a recent customer’s insurer, State Farm, won’t allow him to use OE parts but are “pushing” for aftermarket or used parts.
Pennsylvania Body Shop Owner Prevails in Aftermarket Parts Case Against Travelers
After a year-and-a-half-long court battle, Kilkeary’s Auto Body of Eighty Four, Pa., has won a suit over Travelers involving a customer dispute over an ill-fitting aftermarket bumper.
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.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association to Discuss PartsTrader at Annual Meeting
Latest developments related to insurer-mandated parts procurement programs to be focus of meeting.
Indiana Auto Body Association Organizes Petition Against Insurer-Mandated Parts Programs
Association says these programs will “change our well-established business relationships, place vehicle owners in jeopardy and interfere with the free market system.”
Choice Autobody Repair Association to Host Parts Procurement Meeting
Meeting on Nov. 13 will feature panel discussion on parts procurement programs and other influences on the collision repair business.
National Auto Body Council Welcomes Overall Parts Solutions as Diamond Member
Addition of parts procurement and logistics technology provider brings total membership to 199 businesses and individuals; 26 Diamond-level members.
Utah Auto Body Association Releases Official Statement on PartsTrader
Association believes repair decisions, vendor selection and business processes are best left to collision repair professionals.
Why Should Body Shops Take the Profit Loss on Used Parts If We’re Forced to Use Them?
Why should we take the profit loss on used parts if we’re forced to use them? We should be able to make the same profit on used parts as we do on new parts, plus be compensated for any repairs that need to be made to them.
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.