The total U.S. light-duty automotive aftermarket is projected to grow 5.2% year over year in 2026, with the market forecast to surpass $500 billion by 2029, according to the 2026 Joint Channel Market Size and Forecast released June 11 by the Auto Care Association and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers. The report cites rising penetration of advanced […]
CAPA Certification Featured in ‘All Access with Andy Garcia’ Educational Segment
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) is featured in a newly released segment of “All Access with Andy Garcia,” a nationally distributed educational television series, profiling CAPA’s role as an independent standards organization for automotive replacement parts. The educational feature, embedded below, is aimed at raising consumer awareness of how those parts are tested and […]
Calibrations and Parts Inflation Drive Collision Claim Complexity
Annual Enlyte report examines auto claim trends. Enlyte released its 2026 Envision Trends Report on June 2, and for collision repairers and auto physical damage claims professionals the most relevant section is an analysis from Mitchell’s Ryan Mandell that documents how ADAS calibrations, tariff-driven parts inflation and artificial intelligence are reshaping how collision claims are […]
U.S. Caps Section 232 Tariffs on Taiwan Auto Parts at 15%
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a Federal Register notice May 28 capping Section 232 national security tariffs on Taiwanese automobile parts at 15%, implementing the tariff terms of an investment agreement the two governments signed earlier this year. The change is retroactive to goods entered for […]
ABPA Consumer Study Pairs Total Loss Findings With Industry Push This Week on REPAIR Act
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) on May 14 released a consumer research report on the financial and mobility consequences of vehicle total loss determinations, then on May 15 followed with an advocacy push urging the industry to contact Congress on the federal REPAIR Act ahead of what ABPA describes as the bill’s next legislative […]
Louisiana Senate Bill Would Ban Insurer Steering Incentives
Bill would also mandate written consent for non-OEM parts. A Louisiana state senator has introduced legislation that would prohibit auto insurers from offering incentives to use preferred repair shops, require collision repair facilities to obtain written consent before installing non-original equipment manufacturer parts, and shift liability to insurers if they pressure policyholders into accepting “substandard” […]
Utah Legislature Passes Aftermarket Crash Parts Disclosure Bill, Sends to Governor
Enrolled legislation received substantial revisions from the introduced version. Utah’s legislature has passed a bill updating the state’s aftermarket crash parts disclosure requirements for auto insurers, sending it to Gov. Spencer Cox on March 16 after near-unanimous votes in both chambers. House Bill 119, titled “Automotive Repair Business Amendments,” would require insurers to notify policyholders […]
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation Into Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Targeted by GM Lawsuit
Federal trade agency names 20 respondents in design patent probe. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to institute an investigation into aftermarket vehicle parts that General Motors says infringe its design patents, the agency announced March 10. The investigation, designated 337-TA-1491, names 20 respondents across the aftermarket parts supply chain — from Taiwanese and […]
ABPA Joins Coalition of Associations Raising Concerns with Section 232 Tariff Inclusion Process
First two-week tariff inclusion window that could impact automotive parts imported into the U.S. opened January 1. The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) joined 28 other national trade associations in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget raising concerns about the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Section 232 tariff inclusion process for steel and […]
Nebraska’s Proposed Collision Repair Parts Legislation Sparks Debate at March 4 Hearing
Legislation would require OEM parts for vehicles manufactured in last 36 months, prohibit insurers from making consumers pay the difference for OEM parts. A proposed bill in the Nebraska Legislature that would regulate the use of aftermarket collision parts in vehicle repairs has drawn strong opinions from both collision repair facility operators and insurance representatives. […]
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