NSF International Launches New Automotive Aftermarket Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program
NSF International announced the launch of a new program to certify distributors that sell automotive aftermarket collision parts at the Collision Industry Conference held July 20-21 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NSF International says the new NSF Automotive Aftermarket Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program closes the gap in the supply chain between the parts manufacturers and
NSF International’s Bob Frayer Receives Award from Automotive Body Parts Association
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) recently recognized Bob Frayer of NSF International with its Industry Award for his achievement to expand the collision parts replacement industry during the past year. Frayer, director of NSF’s Automotive Aftermarket Parts Certification Program and Engineering Laboratories, received the award at ABPA’s annual convention, held in Tampa last month.
NSF Dismisses Lawsuit Against CAPA
NSF International (NSF) dropped its lawsuit against the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) and Jack Gillis two days before NFS’s executives were scheduled to give sworn testimony. NSF claimed that Gillis’s July 28, 2010 open letter to ABPA members had defamed NSF, constituted illegal false advertising and injured its business reputation. NSF dismissed the
Ford Announces Aftermarket-OEM Crash Test Results at CIC
The ongoing aftermarket-OEM parts debate continued at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) held Nov. 3 at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, with Ford Motor Company concluding as the result of crash tests it conducted that using aftermarket bumpers can negatively impact airbag deployment. Ford was prompted to conduct the crash tests as the
Automotive Body Parts Association Responds to New Ford Crash Parts Test Video
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) says Ford is playing on consumers’ and repairers’ fears with a YouTube video that compares Ford crash parts to aftermarket parts. The video explains how Ford’s “Personal Safety System” is activated during a crash and compares several OEM structural crash parts to their aftermarket counterparts. “Genuine parts are the
New NSF Aftermarket Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program Would Enable Recall System
NSF International is developing an aftermarket collision parts distributor certification program that it says will close the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and body shops by enabling complaint and recall processes for defective parts. The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) is working with NSF to create the program, which is scheduled to
Atlanta Fox Station Takes on Ford, CAPA in Aftermarket Parts Report
The aftermarket vs. OEM parts debate has made headlines again, on the heels of an investigation by Consumer Reports. Fox 5 Atlanta’s investigative reporter Dana Fowle, who bent a radiator support in half back in August during a report on aftermarket collision parts, has continued her investigation into the parts controversy. Fowle aired an investigation
ASA Collision Operations Committee Meeting to be Broadcast on CollisionHub.com
Prior to the ASA ‘Taking the Hill’ Fly-In, the ASA Collision Division Operations Committee will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, May 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. EST, which will be broadcast live on the website CollisionHub.com. Topics scheduled for discussion include an I-CAR educational update, an introduction of the 2010 Collision Division Operations
Ed Salamy Elected to CAPA’s Board of Directors
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced the election of Ed Salamy of K.S.I. Trading Corp. in South Plainfield, New Jersey, to CAPA’s board of directors. Salamy is the deputy director of industrial relations and the director of the New England and upstate New York regions for K.S.I. Trading. He joined K.S.I. in 2004 as
Pennsylvania Repairers Ask Insurance Commissioner to Intervene in Aftermarket Parts Issue
Group says structural aftermarket part safety concerns warrant recall of all vehicles repaired with them.