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New York State Recognizes NSF Non-OEM Crash Parts Certification

December 18, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York State NSF Recognition Letter

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently recognized NSF International as a qualified certifier of non-original equipment manufacturer (OEM) collision repair parts per New York Insurance Regulation 64: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices and Claim Cost Control Measures. NSF certified parts play an essential role in consumers getting a high-quality automotive repair. NSF International’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certification, New York, New York State, Non-OEM Parts, Regulation

ABC Parts International Earns NSF Distributor Certification

December 17, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABC Parts International, Inc., a distributor of new aftermarket collision repair parts, has earned certification to NSF International Automotive Parts Distributor Certification Program. The addition of ABC Parts brings the total number of NSF International certified distributor sites across the U.S. to 166. To earn certification, ABC Parts has demonstrated that it has effective records […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aftermarket Parts, Certification, Non-OEM Parts

Insurance Information Institute Research Shows 79% of Customers Want Insurer to Make a Shop Recommendation

December 16, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Research by the insurance industry consumer education organization analyzes customer demand for both insurance company collision repair facility referrals and generic crash parts. The Insurance Information Institute’s (I.I.I.) yesterday released a new report, PulsePoints: Home and Auto Insurance, that examines a variety of consumer attitudes and opinions on insurance topics. Among the finding of interest […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Consumer Research, Direct Repair Programs, DRP, III, Insurance Information Institute, Non-OEM Parts

Top 100 Certified Aftermarket Parts Saved Consumers $363M from 2009-2014

December 1, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

QPC Infographic

Today, the Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) released a new report that quantified consumers saved more than $363 million across the Top 100 CAPA-certified parts compared to OEM parts during the past five years. The report, Competition Drives Real Consumer Savings in Collision Repair, examined 100 of the top most commonly sold certified collision repair parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aftermarket Parts, Non-OEM Parts, QPC, Quality Parts Coalition

Interview: Terry Fortner, LKQ Corporation

August 7, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Terry Fortner Interview

In our exclusive video interview, Fortner details a new legislative effort to hold OEMs responsible for recalls that may impact collision repair facilities. Larges scale recalls have become a troubling fact of life for vehicle manufacturers. In our video interview embedded below, Terry Fortner from LKQ Corporation details a new legislative effort to hold vehicle […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Interview, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, Recalls

CNN Report Highlights Poor Quality Parts and Repairs, Body Shop Lawsuits against Auto Insurers

February 12, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair industry reacts to Anderson Cooper 360 segment in prime time warning of unsafe repairs due to poor quality parts and repair work. Antitrust lawsuits against insurers detailed. Viewers of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 segment broadcast last night were exposed to the controversies surrounding insurance company referral programs, parts choice and collision repair quality […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Insurance, CNN, Non-OEM Parts, Recycled Parts

Honda Cautions that New Driver Assist/Safety Systems Require OE Parts Replacement

November 18, 2014 By CollisionWeek Editor

 Honda is cautioning collision repairers that while driver assist systems and other safety systems on many late model Honda and Acura automobiles offer heightened safety and convenience for the vehicle driver and passengers, their performance many be comprised if original equipment (OE) parts are not used during the repair process. According to a Honda parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, American Honda Motor Company, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, Position Statement

LKQ Corporation and Chrysler Sign Patent License Agreement, End Lawsuit

July 1, 2014 By CollisionWeek Editor

Agreement brings end to lawsuit filed by Chrysler in January. LKQ Corporation announced it has entered into a Patent License Agreement with Chrysler Group LLC that grants LKQ a license under certain Chrysler design patents in connection with LKQ’s distribution and sale of aftermarket collision parts in the United States. As part of the agreement, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Chrysler, Design Patents, Lawsuits, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts

ABPA Files Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Ford Design Patents

December 3, 2013 By CollisionWeek Editor

Seeks to have body repair part design patents ruled invalid. Alleges Ford uses patents to limit distribution and increase cost of repair parts. On November 25, the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Ford Global Technologies, LLC that seeks to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts

Last CIC Meeting of 2010 Hits Data Privacy, Repair Standards

December 1, 2010 By CollisionWeek Editor

New chairman comments on plan for results-oriented process for CIC. Although the results of the recent crash testing of non-OEM parts by Ford and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, previously reported on CollisionWeek, were among the topics at the most recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC), the quarterly gathering focused on a variety of other […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Carfax, Collision Industry Conference, Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

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