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Maine Voters Approve Right to Repair Ballot Initiative

November 8, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Requires vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostics and make access to vehicle systems available to owners and third-party independent repair facilities. Yesterday, more than 320,000 voters in Maine approved a ballot initiative that proponents say ensures vehicle owners and independent repair facilities have access to the diagnostic systems necessary to perform repairs without pre-authorization by […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, Diagnostics, legislation, Maine, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Telematics

U.S. House Subcommittee Passes Federal Automotive Right to Repair Act

November 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The bill now goes before the full House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The U.S. House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce yesterday approved the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act (H.R. 906) by voice vote during a subcommittee markup session. The legislation will now go before the full House Committee […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

Rivian and Tesla Support ASA, Auto Alliance and SCRS Right to Repair Data Sharing Agreement

August 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

In separate letters to the leadership of the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers Rivian and Tesla announced they support the agreement reached on sharing automotive data that was announced in July. The two EV manufacturers are not members of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Association, Right to Repair, Rivian, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Tesla

Main Street Tax Certainty Act Introduced in U.S. House Seeks to Preserve Pass-Through Business Deductions

July 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 4721, legislation which would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is slated to expire in 2025. Smucker’s legislation is cosponsored by 92 Members and is supported by all Republican Members of the Ways & Means Committee. Section 199A, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, National Automobile Dealers Association, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Tax, U.S. House of Representatives

Auto Care Association Calls Right to Repair Agreement by ASA, SCRS, and Auto Alliance ‘Thinly Veiled Attempt to Confuse Lawmakers and Drivers’

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Coalitions supporting right to repair legislation also critical. MEMA calls agreement step in the right direction and offers suggestions on legislation. The Auto Care Association released a statement July 11 objecting to the right to repair agreement between the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Right to Repair, Right to Repair Coalition, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA, SCRS and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Announce Right to Repair Agreement

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Three associations say agreement assures independents have access to information needed to repair vehicles and consumer choice. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced they have reached an agreement on automotive right to repair that the groups say builds upon previous agreements to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Association, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

Virginia and North Carolina Insurance Commissioner to Address April 12 SCRS Open Meeting

March 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced it will host a special open board meeting on Wednesday, April 12, from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. in the Potomac Room at the Omni Richmond in Richmond, Va. The open board meeting will include a special educational session from 10:15 – 11:30 a.m., in collaboration with the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, North Carolina, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Virginia

Business Groups Raise Concerns with White House Budget Proposal

March 13, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Group of 85 trade associations, including automotive groups, urges lawmakers to oppose provisions raising taxes on pass-through businesses. A coalition of small business trade associations is calling on Federal legislators to oppose the Federal budget proposal released by the White House last week. The budget proposed by the White House would raise taxes by $5 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Tax, Tire Industry Association

SCRS Study Concludes Time to Blend Into an Adjacent Panel is Over 30% Higher than Full Panel Refinish Time

November 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Research conflicts with 50% blend reduction implemented in estimating platforms. The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) published the results of it’s blend study research project conducted in August with the major North American refinish companies. According to the conclusions of this study, blending, on average, took 31.59% more time than a full refinish, rather […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Estimating Systems, Refinish, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

Collision Repairers Gathers for Education, Camaraderie & Fun at AASP/NJ Fall Kickoff Event

September 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

An enthusiastic crowd of collision repairers from across New Jersey assembled at Car Lofts in Fairfield on September 14 for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) fall kickoff meeting. In the words of Executive Director Charles Bryant, “It was great to see so many familiar faces come out to not only […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

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