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Legislation to Limit Length of Automotive Design Patents Re-Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives

March 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bill seeks to reduce collision repair costs by limiting the length of time vehicle manufacturer exterior parts would be protected from competition. The Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation (SMART) Act was reintroduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill proposes to reduce the length of time exterior collision repair parts are protected […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Parts, Design Patents, legislation, U.S. House of Representatives

GM MyPriceLink Going Live December 1

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

MyPriceLink

GM (NYSE:GM) Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) announced its real-time collision repair parts list pricing initiative, MyPriceLink, will be going live on December 1st with integrations from major estimating platforms. As CollisionWeek reported earlier this year, GM worked with major estimating system suppliers to develop an integrated solution to improve workflow. GM announced last summer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AudaExplore, CCC, Collision Repair Parts, Comp-Est, Estimating Systems, General Motors, GM, List Pricing, Mitchell, MyPriceLink, Web-Est

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