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LKQ Corporation Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Seeking to Have Collision Repair Part Design Patents Ruled Invalid

May 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Sues General Motors

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Design Patents, General Motors, Lawsuits, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

Gulf States Toyota Selects CCC for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Program

April 30, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, CCC Information Services, Gulf States Toyota, OEM Parts

Mack Trucks Parts Availability Remains Strong During Coronavirus Crisis

April 23, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Mack Trucks, OEM Parts

OEConnection To Supply Gulf States Toyota with Part Sourcing Platform

April 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Gulf States Toyota, OEConnection, OEM Parts

Mitsubishi Motors Selects OEConnection for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Program

March 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, OEConnection, OEM Parts

Maryland Collision Repair Parts Bill Withdrawn

March 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland House Bill 1418

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certification, legislation, Maryland, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABPA Supreme Court Petition

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, U.S. Supreme Court

Extradited Former Automotive Parts Executive Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Charge

March 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Antitrust, Department of Justice, Lawsuits, OEM Parts

Overall Parts Solutions Announces Collision Repair Parts Procurement Agreement with BMW

February 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Overall Parts Solutions (OPS) announced a national contract with BMW of North America (BMW) to integrate the OPS Technology Suite in BMW dealerships nationwide, providing a single digital pipeline to quickly identify, locate and deliver auto parts to collision repair facilities. The OPS Technology Suite provides a fully integrated, real-time workflow and allows dealers to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, BMW, OEM Parts, Overall Parts Solutions

Collision Repair Education Foundation Seeks Dealer Support for School Parts Donations

February 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced the creation of its Part of the Solution initiative providing dealers and dealer groups an opportunity to support future technicians by donating leftover parts that would otherwise be discarded, allowing students to train on current model vehicles. “Our philosophy is a higher quality program will attract a higher […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, OEM Parts

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