On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet will hold a hearing to consider H.R. 1057, the “Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act” (“PARTS Act”). To watch the hearing live tomorrow at approximately 2 p.m. EST, please go to the Committee’s website. Witnesses scheduled to testify include: Read more…
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announces the election of Alan Bush – ALD and Associates; Jim Fisher – PBSI-DS; Bob Guzdziol – K.S.I. Trading; Don Hill – State Farm; Jim Horner – USAA; Jim Miras – Micro Rim Corporation; Mark Sanders – Caliber Collision Centers; and Chad Sulkala – Allstate to CAPA’s Technical Committee. The CAPA Read more…
The Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) reports that the PARTS Act bill is on the move. The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property (“IP Subcommittee”) has scheduled a hearing in Washington, D.C. for February 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. on the “Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act” (PARTS Act), bipartisan legislation to create a narrow exception Read more…
By Ed Salamy, Executive Director With the success of our 2015 convention in Chicago and a surge in membership growth, the ABPA is unified in moving forward in 2016 and beyond. Which makes our upcoming annual convention in sunny Miami, Florida on April 26-29 an even more exciting and eagerly anticipated event. As always, the ABPA convention Read more…
WASHINGTON DC — CAPA continues to broaden the breadth and expertise of its Board with the election of Chris Northup, CEO of Professional Parts Group. Mr. Northup is one of the most well-known aftermarket parts executives in the country and has been involved in automotive aftermarket since 1983. He began his career with Keystone Automotive in Pomona, Read more…
The Collision Industry Conference meeting that took place this past Thursday included an announcement that longtime industry supporters and participants Bob and Margo Smith recently lost their daughter, Kimberly Sue Smith, also a lifetime industry participant. Bob and Margo are industry Hall of Eagles recipients, and there’s no doubt every person in this industry has been touched Read more…
Washington DC – During the slippery winter months, collision repairers can be at their busiest. While the primary goal may be to return the customer’s vehicle to them as quickly as possible, the quality of the repair is critical – the customer’s initial satisfaction at a prompt turnaround time change to dissatisfaction when the metal parts begin Read more…
Registration is open for the 2016 ABPA Annual Convention in sunny Miami.
By Ed Salamy, Executive Director Hanging my 2016 calendar on my office wall led me to think about what is to come in the year ahead. The aftermarket parts industry is certainly in the middle of some very interesting times. Parts manufacturers, distributors and the collision repair shops we serve are facing many challenges. But that also Read more…
CHICAGO, Dec. 22, 2015 — LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia S.p.A (“Rhiag”), a leading pan-European business-to-business distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, for an enterprise value of €1.04 billion. Rhiag has operations in Italy, Czech Republic, Read more…
