OEM vs. Aftermarket Structural Crash Parts
BodyShop Business tracks how collision industry leaders, parts manufacturers and legislators react to questions raised about the safety of structural aftermarket crash parts.
OEConnection Unveils Next Generation Technology Creating Integrated Parts and Service Portal
OEConnection LLC (OEC) announced the introduction of its next generation technology designed to integrate all OEC applications into one parts and service portal. Designed to more facilitate the B2B and B2C exchange of service replacement parts across an OEM supply chain and dealer franchise network, the OEConnection portal will mesh near real-time parts and
Kia Canada to Use OEConnection’s Parts Marketing and Sourcing Technology
OEConnection LLC, an online automotive parts and service exchange, announced that Kia Canada will augment its existing parts distribution facilities with the creation of a virtual in-channel replacement parts warehouse using OEConnection’s D2DLink Web-based technology. Connecting the automaker’s 166 dealership parts departments nationwide, D2DLink will enable dealership parts personnel to more efficiently source needed
OE-Quality Parts
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DRP Agreement Penalizes Shops for Using OEM Parts
A document obtained by consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog shows that Mercury Insurance pays its DRP shops incentives of up to $750 to use aftermarket and reconditioned parts while penalizing shops for using OEM parts. According to Mercury’s CARS Program Facility Rate Agreement, the California-based insurer pays body shops 20 percent over their cost for non-OEM
Economy Hurting A/M Parts Suppliers As Well As OEMs
Considering the financial troubles the Detroit Three are having, dealership closings and reports of parts delays from collision repairers, one might assume that aftermarket crash parts suppliers are trying to seize the opportunity and increase market share. But it appears as though the poor economy has impacted them, too, and any benefit from the OEM
Insurers Release Study Indicating Potential Costs of OEM Parts Monopoly
Consumers and insurers would face staggering costs if car companies gain a monopoly on the crash parts market, according to research study findings recently released by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). According to the study, even without the cost of paint and labor, a 2005 Ford Mustang GT built entirely from car
Alternative to OE Safety Parts
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Parts Invoice Bill Vetoed in California
This week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd), which would have required repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that parts switching is illegal. The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union
Industry Report Shows OEM Parts Used for Majority of Repairs in 2008
AutoClaims Direct Inc. (ACD) released its mid-year “Industry Report Card,” which revealed the majority of collision repairs made this year used OEM parts exclusively. The ACD “Report Card“ shows OEM parts represented 69.95 percent of all parts used in repairs, while aftermarket parts made up 14 percent. The final 16.05 percent of parts used consisted