ARA Product Services and Alteso Group Enter into an Agreement to Provide Solution to Product Inventory Needs
For Immediate Release: For More Information Contact:
February 25, 2013 Michael E. Wilson
Manassas, Virginia
(571) 208-0428 (Phone)
(571) 208-0430 (Fax)
ARA Product Services and Alteso Group Enter into an Agreement to
Provide Solution to Product Inventory Needs
Manassas, VA - Today, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) officially announced that its subsidiary, ARA Product Services LLC has reached an agreement with Alteso Group of Companies (Langhorne, PA) to provide ARA members and ARA affiliated state organization members a robust online auction platform for the efficient procurement of motor vehicles. ARA has seized this opportunity to ultimately increase members' revenue stream, lower operation costs and reduce the number of vehicles being exported. The agreement between the two organizations also provides members access to other critical cost-effective technologies for transportation and financial services.
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ARA Applauds Automotive Recyclers of Canada's Adoption of Gold Seal Certified Auto Recycler Program
For Immediate Release: For More Information Contact:
February 21, 2013 Ginny Whelan
Manassas, Virginia (571) 208-0428 (Phone)
(571) 208-0430 (Fax)
ARA Applauds Automotive Recyclers of Canada's Adoption
of Gold Seal Certified Auto Recycler Program
Today, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announces that the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) has become the first international association to adopt the Gold Seal Program. As part of their decision, ARC also elected to have all of its automotive recycling members adhere to the Gold Seal standards. All ARC Members are already audited to the Canadian Auto Recyclers Environmental Code (CAREC), and now Gold Seal certification takes those qualified Members to the next level.
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Join ARA's Grassroots Network Today!
2013 State Legislative Sessions in Full Swing -- Join ARA's Grassroots Network Today!
The majority of state legislatures are now in session. ARA staff, along with ARA affiliate state chapters and Regional Directors, are closely monitoring legislation that is introduced in all 50 state legislatures that could potentially impact the professional automotive recycling industry.
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2013 Hill Day
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2013 Board Conference, Hill Day &
Legislative Summit Meeting
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Don't delay - Register TODAY
Dear ARA Member:
Please make plans to join your colleagues at this year's ARA Mid-Year Board Conference, Hill Day and Legislative Summit three-day meeting from March 13 - 15, 2013 at the same great convenient location as last year - the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Attached for your scheduling information is a copy of the overall meeting agenda and following is a brief description of events listed.
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Automotive Recyclers Commend Ohio Legislators' Decision to Adjourn Without Casting a Vote on SB 273
CONTACT: Michael Wilson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: December 12, 2012
Automotive Recyclers Commend Ohio Legislators' Decision to Adjourn Without Casting a Vote on SB 273
MANASSAS, Va., December 12, 2012 -- The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) and the Ohio Auto and Truck Recyclers Association (OATRA) are commending leaders in the Ohio House of Representatives today, as the 2012 legislative session adjourns and lawmakers leave Columbus without taking further action on Senate Bill 273. The organizations have been engaged in an extensive advocacy effort to defeat SB 273, a controversial piece of legislation which would enable unlicensed and unregulated in-state and out-of-state buyers to purchase vehicles from Ohio salvage auctions.
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ARA's New Washington, DC Annex Office
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CONTACT: Betsy Beckwith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: December 10, 2012
ARA's New Washington, DC Presence Strengthens Efforts to Advocate for Smart Policy that Grows Member Businesses
MANASSAS, VA - Today, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its headquarter operations and leased prime office space just 1,600 feet from the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Northwest Washington, DC. From this vantage point, the Association’s professional staff will be better able to advance ARA’s policy and industry-related agendas during busy days when there are multiple meetings on and around Capitol Hill, and continue association-focused business in between meetings. By establishing a physical presence in our nation’s capital, ARA staff and visiting members can more easily lead discussions and negotiations at both the policy, regulatory and industry tables, and reinforce the role of ARA members as the expert voice on automotive recycling with crucial links to the automotive parts supply chain.
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Automotive Recyclers Warn Ohio Citizens that Senate Bill 273 is Now More Dangerous Than Ever
CONTACT: Michael Wilson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: November 29, 2012
Automotive Recyclers Warn Ohio Citizens that
Senate Bill 273 is Now More Dangerous Than Ever
MANASSAS, Va., November 29, 2012 -- The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) and the Ohio Auto and Truck Recyclers Association (OATRA) expressed their deep concern with an untenable amendment to Senate Bill 273 that was passed by the Ohio House Insurance Committee this week. The amendment, introduced by Representative Anthony DeVitis, endangers Ohio citizens and further weakens the ability of Ohio law enforcement to access critical information on salvage-titled vehicles and opens salvage auctions to an increasingly large pool of unlicensed and unregulated buyers from in and out of the country.
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Automotive Recyclers Urge Lawmakers to OPPOSE SB 273: Stand Up for 30 Years of Law Enforcement and Consumer Protection in Ohio
CONTACT: Michael Wilson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: November 16, 2012
Automotive Recyclers Urge Lawmakers to OPPOSE SB 273:
Stand Up for 30 Years of Law Enforcement and
Consumer Protection in Ohio
MANASSAS, Va., November 16, 2012 -- The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) and the Ohio Auto and Truck Recyclers Association (OATRA) provided powerful testimony this week detailing how Senate Bill 273 would abolish the protections that the Ohio State Legislature has provided its citizens for over 30 years.
The two organizations, on behalf of the 794 independent businesses owned and operated by licensed automotive recyclers in Ohio, provided testimony to the House Insurance Committee on Wednesday in opposition to SB 273, a highly controversial piece of legislation that would enable unlicensed in-state and out-of-state buyers to purchase vehicles from Ohio salvage pools and auctions. It was the first opportunity that Ohio's professional automotive recyclers have had to testify following the cynical attempts by lobbyists for the insurance industry to diminish the vital role played by the state's automotive recycling community that took place at a previous hearing in May.
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Coalition Statement to NCIB Regarding Hurricane Sandy Flood Vehicles and the Insurance and Salvage Pool Industry
Coalition Statement to NICB Regarding Hurricane Sandy Flood Vehicles and the Insurance and Salvage Pool Industry
As a coalition of law enforcement support organizations we would like to address the risks to consumers from the purchase and resale of undisclosed damaged flood vehicles. As NICB noted in its recent press release, major natural disasters such as Katrina and now Hurricane Sandy do allow for fraudulent resale of flood damaged vehicles by 'unscrupulous salvage operators and dealers'. We believe however that the NICB communication does not focus on the underlying root of the problem, and does not offer the most direct method of addressing the bulk of the problem right
from the start.
Since NICB is made up of member insurance companies and may also include as members some of the largest public salvage auction companies who are used by the insurance companies to resell their total-loss salvage vehicles, it is perhaps understandable that NICB has directed its attention outward to those dealers that either intentionally or unknowingly resell such vehicles to the public rather than to the underlying sources of the problem itself.
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Letter from DOJ, Reference Flood-Damaged Vehicles
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
November 8, 2012 Washington, D.C. 20531
RE: Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Dear NMVTIS Reporting Entity:
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is appreciative of your continued commitment to report junk and salvage (including total loss) automobiles to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) as required by federal law. As you know, consumers rely on NMVTIS data to make informed used-car buying decisions to avoid purchasing potentially unsafe vehicles and to avoid paying more than a vehicle's fair market value. Therefore, your prompt and complete reporting is directly related to consumers' safety and protection from fraud.
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