The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA), the association representing non-OEM parts suppliers, announced its support for collision repair parts legislation in the West Virginia (SB 544) that would eliminate the OEM parts requirement on newer vehicles and change consumer notification language.
As CollisionWeek reported earlier this month, SB544 seeks to revise a current West Virginia law that requires collision repair facilities to use OEM parts for a period of three years, the year a vehicle was made and the two succeeding years.
“The Automotive Body Parts Association favors freedom of choice in vehicle repairs, and this West Virginia bill
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