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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

Maryland Bill Would Provide an Insured Option of Requiring OEM, Certified or Non-Certified Collision Repair Parts

February 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland House Bill 1418

Legislation defines parts types and requires written consent indicating parts choice. Legislation introduced in the Maryland House of Representatives on February 7 seeks to add a section to the Maryland Statutes that define the different types of crash parts used to repair a vehicle and requires written consent from the insured to the use of […]

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

OEM1Stop Website Includes Glass Position Statements

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEM1Stop.com has added links to vehicle manufacturer position statements on auto glass replacement to the parts position statement section of its website. Several vehicle manufacturers have issued position statements cautioning the collision repair industry on the use of non-OEM auto glass due to concerns about its impact on advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) performance or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM1Stop, Position Statement

GM Reports Over $3 Million Partner Perks Part Rebates Since Launch Earlier This Year

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales (GM CCA) announced milestone growth, as well as a new enhancement to its my GM Partner Perks program.  Launched earlier this year, my GM Partner Perks provides enrolled repair facilities and collision shops with a comprehensive parts loyalty program, rewarding on purchases of GM Genuine Parts, ACDelco, Chevrolet Performance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors, OEM Parts

Ford and McDonalds Partner to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collaboration builds on both companies’ commitments to environmental stewardship. Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housings. Every year, millions of pounds of coffee chaff, the dried skin of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ford Motor Company, OEM Parts

BMW North America Chooses CCC for Collision Repair Parts Marketing

November 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) and BMW of North America (BMW) announced that the vehicle manufacturer will use CCC Promote technology to provide dealers with a new marketing solution to price and promote parts to thousands of collision repair facilities while estimates are being written. CCC Promote offers OEMs a way to present promotional pricing […]

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

BMW And MINI Partner with OE Connection for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Programs

November 7, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection LLC (OEC) announced that BMW of North America has selected CollisionLink for its U.S. collision parts marketing programs for both BMW and MINI, entitled ‘BMW Collision Support with CollisionLink,’ and “MINI Collision Support with CollisionLink,’ respectively. CollisionLink enables U.S. BMW and MINI dealer networks to access competitive pricing on eligible OE parts orders from […]

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

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