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Interview: Stacy Bartnik Details CAPA’s New Wheel Standard

December 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Stacy Bartnik Interview

In our video interview, Bartnik, explains what types of wheels will be certified and the types of testing that will be required to achieve certification. On December 1, the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced the approval of CAPA Standard 901 covering the requirements needed to certify replica wheels.   In our video interview, embedded […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certification, Certified Automotive Parts Association, Intertek, Interview, Non-OEM Parts

Interview, Bob Redding, Automotive Service Association Washington Representative

December 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bob Redding Interview

Redding examines Federal legislation impacting the industry in the wake of the 2020 general election. Examines prospects for coronavirus relief and background of Right to Repair debate on vehicle data access. In the wake of the election day in early November, the automotive service and collision repair industries will see new legislative and regulatory changes […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Automotive Service Association, Cybersecurity, Interview, legislation, Paycheck Protection Program, Regulations, Right to Repair

Vehicle Manufacturer Association Sues to Block Massachusetts Right to Repair Amendments

November 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation alleges updated Right to Repair law violates motor vehicle safety regulations and is an unlawful taking of manufacturers’ intellectual property under the U.S. Constitution. The association representing manufacturers producing nearly 99 percent of cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Right to Repair

Massachusetts Voters Approve Ballot Question to Amend Right to Repair Law

November 4, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts Right to Repair Vote

Measure prohibits vehicle manufacturers from requiring their authorization before consumers and independent repair facilities can access diagnostic data unless done through independent third-party. While much of the country is awaiting results on the election for President, voters in Massachusetts gave vehicle owners and independent repairers a victory over vehicle manufacturers on the issue of wireless […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, Coalition for Safe and Secure Data, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

UK-Based Nationwide Accident Repair Services Sold to Vehicle Rental and Accident Management Firm

September 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

NARS Redde Northgate

Hurt by slowdown caused by pandemic the collision repair facility operator was placed in bankruptcy administration and sold. Sale includes 77 collision repair centers and three offices out of 110 total locations. PwC announced that Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) was placed in administration and subsequently sold to RunMyCar Limited, a subsidiary of Redde Northgate […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, Carlyle Group, Nationwide Accident Repair Services, Redde Northgate, United Kingdom

Interview: Pete Tagliapietra, NuGenIT an OEC Company

September 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pete Tagliapietra Interview

NuGenIT Founder details the synergies generated by the recent acquisition by OEConnection and how it will benefit expanded customer base. In July, OEConnection (OEC), announced the acquisition of NuGenIT, Inc., the software company specializing in body shop and collision industry optimization tools. In our video interview embedded below, Pete Tagliapietra, founder and president of NuGenIT […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, Interview, NuGen IT

Las Vegas Man Indicted for Falsifying Collision Repair Center Tax Returns

September 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Indictment

Accountant alleged to have conspired with business owners to claim more than $11 million in false deductions from 2013-2015. A federal grand jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a Las Vegas man with conspiracy to defraud the IRS. The indictment was announced by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Lawsuits, Nevada, Tax

Interview: Greg Horn, PartsTrader

August 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview: Greg Horn, PartsTrader

Horn details statistics on the health of the collision repair industry parts supply chain in the wake of the pandemic as well as longer term issues facing the industry. When parts manufacturers started closing factories this past spring in the face of the coronavirus crisis, concerns over parts availability increased for the repair industry. While […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Interview, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, PartsTrader

Interview: Stacy Bartnik, Intertek

August 5, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview: Stacy Bartnik, Intertek

Intertek’s industry relations manager for the CAPA program details new initiatives including automotive sensor certification and headlight repair tab validation. In May, the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced it created a new standard for automotive sensors, starting with ultrasonic park distance control (PDC) sensors. The new initiative aims to bring competition to the growing […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, Intertek, Interview

Rhode Island Reinstitutes Requirements for Physical Inspection of Collision Repair Claims Following Reopening

July 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Insurance Bulletin 2020-2

Insurance regulator will resume enforcement of regulations requiring physical inspections on claims over $2500. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Insurance Division announced it will resume enforcement of physical inspection requirements that had been paused in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. On July 1, the Division updated its Bulletin Number 2020-2 that had […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Insurance Bulletin, Insurance Department, Photo Appraisal, Regulations, Rhode Island

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