The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that its second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, will be available to members on Wednesday, October 19. Registration for the October 20 CIECAST webinar is available online. A CIECAST Technical Series webinar will be held on Thursday, October 20 to discuss the updates made to […]
New Safety Standard Covering Car Lift Installation and Service Is Now in Effect
ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaces 2015 version, adds new content. The latest version of the American National Standard covering safety requirements for vehicle lift installation and service in North America is now in effect. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaced the existing standard, ANSI/ALI ALIS 2009 (R2015), effective August 4, […]
CIECA Announces OEM Repair Procedures Committee
All industry stakeholders invited to join to help develop a more standardized approach to exchange repair procedure information. CIECA has announced the formation of a new Standards Development Committee focused on OEM repair procedures and build sheet data. All industry stakeholders, including CIECA and non-CIECA members, are invited to join. “CIECA’s Emerging Technologies Committee was […]
April 28 CIECA Technical Webinar Highlight First Standards Release of 2022
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced today that its first standards release of the year, the 2022R1, will be available to members on April 20. Registration for the April 28 CIECAST webinar is available online. As part of CIECA’s Technical Series, the organization will host a CIECAST webinar about the 2022R1 on Thursday, […]
CIECA Announces Next Generation of Collision Industry Standards
New CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) will supplement BMS. The CIECA Board of Trustees recently approved an initiative to begin developing its next generation of CIECA standards. The new CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) are JSON-based standards, using the OpenAPI framework. They will supplement the existing XML-based Business Message Suite (BMS) Standards and provide the collision industry […]
CIECA Webinar Details Standards Implementation
CIECA will hold its next CIECAst webinar on Tuesday, December 11, at 12 p.m. EST titled Implementing CIECA Standards: Implementation Guide and Appendix C — BMS, Code Lists and Shema Components. The webinar will be hosted by Chris Poulos, senior product manager at Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA). Registration for the webinar is available online. Poulos […]
CAPA Announces Standard for Aftermarket Exterior Cameras
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) approved a new standard, CAPA Standard 702, for exterior cameras. The standard, which currently applies to rear-view cameras only, but may be expanded to include side- and front-view cameras in the future, includes requirements for: image quality, ingress protection, electric components, mechanics, performance, material identification, dimensions, appearance, function, construction, […]
Auto Glass Safety Council Amends Standards to Include ADAS Language
The Auto Glass Safety Council’s (AGSC) AGRSS Standards Committee voted at its recent spring meeting to amend the AGRSS Standard with language related to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that places the responsibility for recalibration on the glass installer to have the proper equipment and training or requires notification to the vehicle owner that calibrations […]
CIECA Project to Incorporate Collision Repair Diagnostic Scans into Data Standards Starts June 19
Standards will enable communication of scan results between collision repair shops and insurers. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA), the collision repair industry data communications standards developer, today announced it will begin work June 19 on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of scanning diagnostics results within the Business Message Suite (BMS). […]
CIECA Announces Project to Incorporate Diagnostic Scan Data into the BMS Standards
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced it will begin work on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of collision repair diagnostic scanning results within its Business Message Suite (BMS) standards. “Vehicle Scanning has become an integral part of the entire repair process on certain vehicles. Pre-repair and Post-repair scanning has […]