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California BAR to Examines Vehicle Safety Inspection Regulations to Address Salvage-Titled Vehicles

July 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will host a second public workshop to discuss regulation development for the proposed vehicle safety inspection and certification program. AB 471 (Low, Chapter 372, Statutes of 2021) requires BAR to establish by January 1, 2024, a vehicle safety inspection and certification program for salvage-titled vehicles. At a minimum, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Safety Inspection, Salvage

LKQ North America Partners with Tractable to Deploy AI to Optimize Salvage Vehicle Recycling

June 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ North America is using Tractable’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate and optimize the recycling of the salvage vehicles LKQ procures across their North America segment. The AI uses computer vision, a technology that allows algorithms to reason based on images, to assess the specific damage on each vehicle and determine which parts can be […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, LKQ Corporation, Salvage, Tractable

Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Clarify Paint, Body and Refinish Materials Payment Regulations

May 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island 2021 Legislation

Bills specify examples of materials calculators. Requires vehicle owner written consent if insurer not retaining salvage. Prohibits insurers refusing to pay for sublet services. Two bills introduced in Rhode Island seek to update Unfair Claims Practices laws to provide specific examples of materials calculation systems and add a requirement that insurers get written consent from […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Materials, Refinish, Rhode Island, Salvage, Sublet, Total Loss

IAA Partners with NASCAR to Expand Capacity for Catastrophe Services

April 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) and NASCAR Enterprises, LLC., announced an exclusive agreement that further increases IAA’s catastrophe capacity footprint by enabling the vehicle auction firm to leverage NASCAR facilities for total loss vehicle storage after a catastrophe.. The agreement expands an already long-term relationship between the two organizations. In addition to the company’s other catastrophe […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Insurance Auto Auctions, Nascar, Salvage, Total Loss

IAA Launches Active Inventory Management Solution for Salvage

July 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services, Inc., (NYSE:KAR), today announced its latest innovation, Active Inventory Management service that enables insurance company customers to save time and resources by outsourcing their entire salvage inventory management process to IAA. “IAA developed the Active Inventory Management solution to help our insurance customers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Salvage

Automotive Recyclers Question General Motors Position Statement on Recycled Parts

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

GM Position Statement

Recyclers believe position statement counter to GM commitment on environment and sustainability. The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) is admonishing General Motors (GM) and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mary Barra for what it states is “GM’s new anti-environmental position on the utilization of recycled GM parts.” According to the association, that represents the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Recyclers Association, General Motors, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, Salvage

Utah Bill Seeks to Allow Unlicensed Salvage Buyers

February 18, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Utah Salvage Buyer Legislation

Proposed legislation would allow unlicensed salvage buyers to register with the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division to purchase salvage vehicles. Utah Senate Bill 174 (SB174) proposes to amend Section 41-3-201 of the Utah code to create a statewide database to report and track the sale of salvage vehicles and allow for the purchase by unlicensed buyers. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Salvage, Utah

Missouri and North Carolina Get New Salvage Laws

July 13, 2004 By CollisionWeek Editor

The legislatures of Missouri and North Carolina have both had salvage vehicles on their agenda this year, and it looks like they will both soon have new laws as a result. Introduced in April, North Carolina House Bill 1152 is aimed squarely at total loss and reconstructed vehicle disclosure. The bill proposes requirements to not […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Airbag, legislation, Missouri, North Carolina, Salvage, Total Loss

Colorado House Passes Salvage Vehicle Bill

April 29, 2002 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Thursday, April 25, the Colorado House passed a bill requiring the state to issue a title clearly stating that a salvaged vehicle was “rebuilt from salvage.” National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Northwest Regional Manager Michael Harrold said the amendment added to House Bill 1189 providing for the new title was a major improvement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Colorado, legislation, National Association of Independent Insurers, Salvage

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