CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that it has been selected by Subaru of America, Inc. to provide its retailers with it CCC Promote marketing solution to price and promote parts to thousands of collision repair facilities while estimates are being written. The real-time integration will provide participating Subaru retailers with an efficient new […]
Automakers and Parts Suppliers Can Resume Production in Michigan Today
Ford announces parts depots resume full operations today, production plants coming online May 18. Good news for collision repair facility operators experiencing parts shortages as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order on May 7 that will allow manufacturing workers, including those at Michigan’s auto companies, to resume work today as part of her […]
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 […]
Gulf States Toyota Selects CCC for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Program
CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that Gulf States Toyota, Inc. will leverage CCC Promote technology to provide its dealers with a new marketing solution to price and promote parts to thousands of collision repair facilities while estimates are being written. CCC Promote is powered by the CCC ONE platform used by 25,000 repairers […]
Mack Trucks Parts Availability Remains Strong During Coronavirus Crisis
As the trucking industry rises to meet the critical needs of society during the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, Mack Trucks said it continues to support its customers and dealers with strong parts availability. “Mack customers and dealers can rest assured that we continue to have the critical parts available that keep trucks on the road rolling,” […]
OEConnection To Supply Gulf States Toyota with Part Sourcing Platform
OEConnection LLC (OEC) announced it will provide Gulf States Toyota (GST) with its part sourcing platform, D2DLink, for its dealer network. D2DLink will provide GST dealers with shared inventory access across the dealer network, allowing dealers to find and obtain parts with greater speed, while helping reduce idle inventory and improve OEM part sourcing and […]
Mitsubishi Motors Selects OEConnection for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Program
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has selected OEConnection LLC (OEC) to support is collision repair parts marketing program. MMNA’s Mitsubishi Ultra Conquest Program will use CollisionLink from OEC starting this month. MMNA is the 26th vehicle manufacturer in North America, and the fifth in the past six months, to implement CollisionLink to enhance their […]
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 […]
Extradited Former Automotive Parts Executive Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Charge
Fugitive for nearly five years, leads guilty to antitrust conspiracy to raise prices of instrument clusters. Eun Soo Kim, a former key accounts manager for Continental Automotive Korea Ltd. and a Korean national, was extradited from Germany and pleaded guilty for his role in an international market allocation and bid-rigging conspiracy involving the sale of […]