The 2021 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held September 21-24, at the Renaissance Hotel located in Nashville, Tenn. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. In addition to the ABPA’s organizational business meetings, the event features […]
Washington State Bill Would Place Burden of Proof That A Repair Procedure is Not Necessary on Insurers
Proposed law would require insurers to pay “reasonable and necessary” costs. Proposed legislation in Washington State seeks to revise Chapter 48 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) to require insurers to pay for reasonable costs for auto physical damage claims. Washington House Bill 1428 (HB 1428 seeks to revise add a new section to […]
ABPA Postpones Spring Convention Until Fall 2021
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) announced it will be postponing its Spring 2021 conference in Nashville, Tenn. until the Fall of 2021. The association will make a future announcement with the new dates and it will be remaining at the Nashville Renaissance hotel. In a letter, Ed Salamy, executive director of ABPA said, “We […]
Automotive Body Parts Association Announces 2021 Annual Meeting April 13-16 in Nashville
The 2021 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held April 13-16 at the Renaissance Hotel located in Nashville, Tenn. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. In addition to the ABPA’s organizational business meetings, the event will […]
Additional Event Postponements and Cancellations
ABPA Postpones Spring Convention Until September The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) announced it will be postponing its Spring conference in Newport Beach, Calif until the week of September 21, 2020. ABPA will be remaining at the same hotel (Hyatt Regency Newport Beach) and will provide an updated convention schedule as soon as possible. Visit […]
ABPA Releases Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
As CollisionWeek reported yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by the Automotive Body Part Association (ABPA) to review a lower court ruling against the association in its design patent lawsuit against Ford. The ABPA released a statement in response to the ruling. According to the ABPA, “On March 9, 2020, the United States […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal
The denial leaves in place lower court finding Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable. The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition by the Automotive Body Parts Association to hear its appeal of lower court rulings that found design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 were valid […]
Automotive Body Parts Association Announces Annual Meeting April 28-May 1
The 2020 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held April 28-May 1, at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach located in Newport Beach, Calif. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. In addition to the ABPA’s organizational business […]
Coalition Seeks Federal Solution to Establish Vehicle Data Access Rights
Independent repair associations join with insurers, parts suppliers, fleet operators and consumer groups to call for data access guarantees in federal legislation. In comments to U.S. House and Senate committees considering autonomous vehicle legislation, the U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition, a broad based and growing group of automotive repair and supplier association and businesses, last […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against ABPA in Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Suit
Upholds lower court finding that Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 23 published its public opinion rejecting arguments by the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) that design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 are invalid. […]