LKQ Breaks Ground on North American Headquarters in Nashville
With approximately 400 employees in the Nashville area, the new facility will allow LKQ to consolidate its corporate support staff employees from its Grassmere Park and La Vergne offices into one centralized location, the company said.
Collision Repairers, Insurers Have Differing Views on OEM Parts
The BodyShop Business 2017 Industry Profile survey suggests that many insurers push aftermarket crash parts for repairs.
NSF International and China Ping An Property & Casualty Announce First NSF Certified Automotive Replacement Parts for China Market
The first certified aftermarket automotive parts released by China Ping An include four types of bumpers, 14 types of fenders and four types of hoods, which are produced by Tong Yang and Gordon Auto Body Parts.
Orrin Hatch on PARTS Act: Americans Shouldn’t Have to Pay ‘Unreasonably High Prices to Repair Their Cars’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would reduce the 14-year time period that OEMs can enforce design patents on crash parts such as bumpers, fenders and door panels against suppliers of aftermarket parts.
ASA: Defeat of Aftermarket Parts Bill Means Consumers Can Make Informed Collision Repair Decisions
After clearing the Arkansas Senate, a bill that would have repealed the state’s requirement for repairers to use OEM parts on warrantied vehicles has died in committee.
Automotive Service Association Opposes Arkansas Aftermarket Parts Bill
The Automotive Service Association is encouraging its members and “all interested parties” to express their opposition to Arkansas Senate Bill 291.
Aftermarket Parts Bill Speeds Through Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas Senate has passed a bill repealing the requirement that body shops use OEM replacement parts on warrantied cars unless the customer provides written consent to use aftermarket parts.
Arkansas, Tennessee Consider Collision Repair Legislation Involving Aftermarket Parts
Arkansas bill would make it easier for body shops to use aftermarket crash parts; Tennessee bill would require repair estimates to clearly identify any aftermarket crash parts that are being used.
Free Mobile App Helps Technicians Quickly Find Parts
The app provides a search platform for parts and products and enables technicians to review their options by location, warranty, quantity and availability.
CAPA and China’s Largest Insurer Work Together to Bring Parts to China
CAPA has signed a strategic agreement with the People’s Insurance Company of China Limited (Group – PICC Property & Casualty Ltd.), the largest property and casualty insurer in China.
Diamond Standard Issues White Paper on ‘Patent Parts Monopoly’
The document discusses the role certified aftermarket structural parts play in protecting the parts industry and consumers.
Ohio Body Shop Helps Customer Win Aftermarket Parts Case Against Grange Insurance
Small claims court ruled that Grange does not have the right to use aftermarket parts for third-party claimants who have lease contracts that state “repairs are to be completed using genuine manufacturer’s replacement parts.”