Both OEMs and independent collision repair parts providers raise concerns with Department of Commerce Section 232 Investigation that could result in 25 percent tariffs on imported autos and parts. On May 23, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine whether imports […]
Rhode Island House Passes Amended OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill
House Bill 8013 proposes to amend the time limits for using aftermarket body parts and require insurance companies to pay for OEM procedures. Rhode Island House Bill 8013 (HB 8013), that proposes to expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is manufactured to […]
Rhode Island Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation to Expand Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Restrictions, OEM Procedures
Bill expands the time frame for consumers to require OEM parts to 48 months. The Rhode Island Senate approved Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) yesterday by a vote of 35-0 with two members not voting. SB 2679 expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a […]
Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee Approved OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill
Legislation expands OEM parts requirement to 48 months, requires OEM collision repair procedures. The Rhode Island Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) that expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is manufactured to […]
Rhode Island OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill Schedule for Hearing Tomorrow
Senate Bill 2679 would expand non-OEM parts prohibition to 48 months, require OEM repair procedures. Rhode Island Senate Bill, that was introduced in March by State Senators Maryellen Goodwin, Dominick Ruggerio and Michael McCaffrey, is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow, May 8 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ruggerio is President of the Senate and McCaffrey […]
GM Using AI-Based Design Technology and 3D Printing for Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting
GM Alliance with Autodesk includes advanced AI-based generative design technology and 3D printing advancements to help lighten and transform future vehicles General Motors announced it is using new, advanced software design technology to introduce the next generation of vehicle lightweighting. According to the vehicle manufacturer, the technology is key to developing efficient and lighter alternative […]
OPS Partners With Volkswagen for Collision Repair Parts Procurement Technology Suite
Overall Parts Solutions (OPS) announced a national partnership with Volkswagen Group of America (VW) integrating OPS’s technologies in VW dealerships across the country to provide a single electronic pipeline to quickly identify, locate and deliver auto parts for collision repair facilities. The OPS Technology Suite will power VW’s “Genuine Advantage Program” that enables dealers to […]
American Honda Selects CCC as Collision Repair Parts E-commerce Provider
CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has selected the CCC Parts technology as its collision repair parts e-commerce solution for the company and in support of their dealers in the United States. According to the company, in-market testing of CCC Parts with Honda and Acura dealerships resulted in […]
Mitchell Announces Integration Agreement with OEConnection
Will provide streamlined parts procurement process for OEM parts through Mitchell solutions Mitchell has extended Mitchell Parts with the signing of an integration agreement with OEConnection (OEC) to provide the collision repair industry with a more streamlined parts procurement process directly through Mitchell Parts. Mitchell Parts is designed to simplify and streamline parts sourcing and […]
Ford Adds 46 New Collision Repair Parts to Truckload Program
Ford Customer Service Division’s (FCSD) Collision Parts Truckload Program, continues to grow with the addition of 46 new parts on October 1. The program, which will reach its 20th anniversary in November, debuted with 41 fascias but now boasts more than 700 parts. “To have an OE parts program last two decades is a monumental […]