The U.S. Senate Finance Committee yesterday held a hearing to examine the impact of tariffs on the automobile industry in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has been critical of the Trump Administration’s expanding use of tariffs. In May, In Hatch called the Department of Commerce Section 232 investigation into imports of […]
OEM and Aftermarket Parts Suppliers Testify at U.S. Commerce Department Hearing
Representatives from Auto Care Association, Automotive Body Parts Association, Certified Automotive Parts Association and the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association testify against imposing broad-based tariffs on imported automobiles and parts. Among a full day of testimony by executives from more than 40 auto industry businesses and associations, representatives of both OEM and aftermarket parts testified […]
Federal Court Rejects ABPA Effort to Invalidate Ford Collision Repair Body Parts Design Patent
Judge declines ABPA motion to rule Ford F-150 body part design patents invalid and unenforceable. In a decision issued February 20, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan declined a motion for summary judgement by the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) to invalidate two of Ford’s design patents covering patents for body […]
Registration for 2018 ABPA San Diego Convention Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2018 ABPA Annual Meeting and Convention, which will be held on April 24–27, 2018 at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa in San Diego, Calif. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. Additional details about the ABPA event […]
ABPA Announces 2018 Meeting on April 24-27 in San Diego
The 2018 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held April 24-27, 2018 at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa located in San Diego, Calif. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. “Our 2017 Convention held in […]
Memorial Services for Stan Rodman, Former ABPA Executive Director, Postponed Due to Hurricane Harvey
The services for Stan Rodman, former Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) executive director, that were originally scheduled for September 2 in Houston, have been postponed due to Hurricane Harvey. When a new date is available CollisionWeek will provide an update. Rodman, 79, passed away July 21 after dealing with a lengthy illness. Rodman served as […]
Stan Rodman, Former ABPA Executive Director, Passes Away
Services scheduled for September 2 in Houston, Texas On Friday, July 21, former Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) Executive Director Stan Rodman, 79, passed away after dealing with a lengthy illness. Rodman served as Executive Director of the ABPA for thirty years from 1983-2013. Rodman is survived by his step-sons Gene Barinholtz (and Kelly), Alec […]
ABPA Details Schedule for April 25-28 Annual Meeting
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) has released the full schedule of events, speakers and breakout sessions for its 2017 ABPA Annual Meeting & Convention on April 25-28 has been finalized. The event is being held in Atlanta, Ga. The deadline for reserving a hotel room at the host Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel at the […]
ABPA Supports West Virginia Collision Repair Parts Legislation
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 […]
ABPA Opposes Maryland Parts Legislation
On Friday, the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) publicly denounced legislation recently introduced in Maryland that, if passed, would require OEM collision repair parts unless the consumer consents to the use of non-OEM. “The Automotive Body Parts Association strongly opposes any attempt to curtail the rights of the consumer, to artificially restrict a competitive business […]