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.
ASA of Arizona Holds Town Hall Meeting to Discuss PartsTrader
Association reports that nobody at meeting seemed to be able to find any benefits for consumer or repairer, only for State Farm and PartsTrader.
ASA Reports Info Uncovered in Study of State Farm’s Parts Program
Association finds majority of repairers (the majority of whom are non-Select Service shops) are against program, but acknowledges some Select Service shops’ actions show lack of support too.
Total Loss Vehicle Amendment Would Allow Insurers to Make Loss Determination
Proposed amendment to Florida bill would eliminate current 80-percent total loss threshold.
Michigan Salvage Hearing Postponed
The Michigan House Committee on Transportation was set to hold a hearing Dec. 7 on House Bills 4832 and 4833, amendments to Michigan’s salvage vehicle statutes, but the hearing was called off. House Bills 4832 and 4833 would eliminate salvage vehicle agents and create an unregulated foreign vehicle buyer’s definition. The legislation would have allowed
AMI Announces 2010-2011 Board of Trustees Officers
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) has announced the recently elected board of trustees officers for 2010-2011: Tony Passwater, Chair Tony Passwater, president of AEII, has worked in the collision industry since 1972. He comes from a third generation family in the collision repair business. During his involvement, he has worked and managed his family
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Six industry leaders were honored at the 11th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta on April 14. Janet Chaney, Stevensville, Mt.; Erica Eversman, Bath, Ohio; Kimberly Hicks, Highland Park, Mich.; Beth Ann Meckel, Glen Burnie, Md.; Linda Sommerhauser, Kansas City, Mo.;
Recent I-CAR Ed. Foundation Golf Tournament is Most Successful Golf Fundraiser to Date
The Eighth Annual I-CAR Education Foundation Golf Tournament, sponsored by PPG Industries, raised over $20,000 for the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign making it the largest annual golf fundraiser to date. Held at the Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 72 golfers hit the fairway to raise funds for upcoming
Airbag Fraud, Aftermarket Parts Debated at NCOIL Meeting
Model legislation concerning airbag fraud and the use of aftermarket parts was debated by members of the collision repair, insurance and aftermarket parts industries at a recent National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Property-Casualty (P-C) Committee meeting in Philadelphia. The model legislation was debated for nearly two hours at the meeting, with an emphasis on
Why Use Used Parts?
"Why isn’t there a higher mark-up or other incentive for shops to use salvage parts?" — P. Michael Riffert, pres., Engle’s Frame & Body Service, Ephrata, Pa. Any of us are in the collision repair industry because we love it. And when you like your occupation, 99 times out of 100 you’ll produce a better