KSI Auto Parts, a distributor of aftermarket automotive collision parts has opened its newest location in Pewaukee, Wisc. The new facility is the 24th location for KSI nationally and expands their service area to over 1,000 new customers in Wisconsin. With the new location, KSI now operates in 15 states in the Midwest, Southeast, Northwest […]
AutoNation to Discontinue Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Business
Sales of non-OEM collision parts represented less than 1% of parts and service gross profit in first half of year. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) announced it will close its aftermarket collision parts business, referred to as AutoNation Collision Parts (ACP) by the end of 2020. The ACP business represented less than 1% of AutoNation’s Parts […]
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 […]
LKQ Corporation Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Seeking to Have Collision Repair Part Design Patents Ruled Invalid
Federal lawsuit alleges vehicle manufacturer is seeking to undermine aftermarket parts supplier’s business relationships and seeks to change license agreement terms. LKQ Corporation filed a lawsuit in an Illinois Federal Court seeking a judgment against General Motors over the infringement and validity of collision repair part design patents. The lawsuit, LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive […]
Automotive Recyclers Association Criticizes Subaru’s Position Against Recycled and Aftermarket Parts
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced “extreme concern” with Subaru of America, Inc. position statements regarding parts choice. Subaru is defending the position statement. In Subaru’s position statement on Use of Aftermarket Substitute Parts on Subaru Vehicles, ARA contends that Subaru’s recommendation on the use of Subaru Genuine Parts in a Subaru Certified Collision Center […]
Maryland Collision Repair Parts Bill Withdrawn
Legislation sought to define OEM, certified and non-certified part types and require written consent indicating parts choice. A bill before the Maryland legislature that sought to add a section to the Maryland Statutes to define the different types of crash parts used to repair a vehicle and require written consent from the insured to the […]
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 […]
Maryland Bill Would Provide an Insured Option of Requiring OEM, Certified or Non-Certified Collision Repair Parts
Legislation defines parts types and requires written consent indicating parts choice. Legislation introduced in the Maryland House of Representatives on February 7 seeks to add a section to the Maryland Statutes that define the different types of crash parts used to repair a vehicle and requires written consent from the insured to the use of […]
AMECA Selects Hansen VTF to Support Automotive Lighting Certification Program
The Automotive Manufacturer Equipment Compliance Agency, Inc. (AMECA) announced that Hansen VTF will perform the vehicle test fits for automotive lighting components in the AMECA Automotive Lighting ISO-Certification (A2LA) program. As part of AMECA’s continuing improvement for its A2LA accredited automotive lighting ISO-Certification, AMECA choose Hansen VTF because of their experience, knowledge and reputation. Having […]
OEM1Stop Website Includes Glass Position Statements
OEM1Stop.com has added links to vehicle manufacturer position statements on auto glass replacement to the parts position statement section of its website. Several vehicle manufacturers have issued position statements cautioning the collision repair industry on the use of non-OEM auto glass due to concerns about its impact on advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) performance or […]