ARA Affirms FTC Recognition of "Recycled" Claims
CONTACT: Caryn Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: February 3, 2012
ARA Affirms FTC Recognition of “Recycled” Claims
The Automotive Recyclers Association ("ARA") urges those in the collision repair industry who question the use of the term "recycled" to describe the commerce of used parts to review more closely the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") ruling of May 1, 1998 on this issue. Specifically, ARA's concerns are prompted by recent press accounts that allege that the use of the term "'recycled" to describe used auto parts is misleading. In 1998, the FTC in their Environmental Marketing Guides ("Green Guides") took into account consumer perceptions and determined that "recycled" is acceptable in promoting used automotive parts utilization. The revisions, published in the Federal Register on May, 1, 1998, state that with regard to the used automotive parts market that the "unqualified use of the word 'recycled'" is not deceptive.
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DOJ Issues Penalty Guidelines for Failing to Report Salvage Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has posted the final schedule of considerations the BJA will use when determining the amount of fines it will levy on parties that fail to report salvage vehicles to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS).
Failure to report to NMVTIS is punishable by a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation. Therefore, a failure to report 100 junk or salvage automobiles could result in a civil fine of up to $100,000.
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Automotive Recyclers Association Urges Collision Repair Stakeholders to Recognize the Genuine Value, Safety and Benefits of All Repair Part Options
CONTACT: Caryn Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: January 11, 2012
Automotive Recyclers Association Urges Collision Repair Stakeholders to Recognize the Genuine Value, Safety and Benefits of All Repair Part Options
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a statement calling on all stakeholders involved in the collision repair marketplace to recognize the genuine value, safety and benefits that each repair part option (recycled, new, aftermarket, remanufactured) may provide in a given repair. To help address unfair market disincentives for the sale of some types of parts versus others in the $53.4 billion parts segment of the collision repair industry, ARA encourages adoption of an unbiased compensation structure to remedy the current system that provides the largest financial rewards to collision repair shops only when they utilize the most expensive replacement part option in repairs.
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2012 Hill Day / Mid-Year & Business Development Conference
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2012 Hill Day & Mid-Year Business Development Conference
March 14 - 16
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The Automotive Recyclers Association Urges West Virginia Attorney General to Correct The Record
CONTACT: Caryn Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: January 4, 2012
The Automotive Recyclers Association Urges West Virginia Attorney General to Correct the Record
Manassas, VA. This week, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) sent a formal letter of complaint to West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw urging him to refrain from using the derogatory and misleading term "junkyard parts" when referring to recycled/salvaged automobile parts.
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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FIRST® Robotics Competition
The Automotive Recyclers Association Educational Foundation (ARAEF) needs your help! On the behalf of ARA Members, we have partnered with the FIRST® Robotics Competition to provide small motor parts to their competition teams.
As a part of this partnership, ARAEF is asking that ARA members who are contacted by FIRST® teams in their area to donate four to six small motors to the team build their project.
This opportunity provides the Automotive Recycling community a chance to promote the industry to the next generation on engineers, and gain national attention in the process for the industry. This effort goes in hand with ARA’s increased efforts to educate the public about automotive recycling and green recycled parts.
This is a win-win for ARA and FIRST® in that ARA Members can directly impact the teams to enlighten them about automotive recycling, and the FIRST® has a reliable donation source for their program.
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ARA Warns Collision Repair Industry on Proscriptive Automaker Repair Policies
CONTACT: Caryn Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: December 13, 2011
ARA Warns Collision Repair Industry on Proscriptive Automaker Repair Policies
Manassas, VA – The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) urges the collision repair industry to ensure that any official, industry-sanctioned "repair standards" for collision repair include all recognized procedures - not just those of the original equipment manufacturers. Standards promoted by other organizations such as the Inter Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) also need to be recognized. Given that there is no such thing as a "standard" accident, the ARA believes collision repairers must be allowed to use their professional training and judgement to make repair decisions based on the individual circumstances surrounding the damaged vehicles rather than be forced to adopt a single solution and approach.
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ARA Cautions Giving Automotive Manufacturers Carte Blanche Power Over Repair Procedures
CONTACT: Caryn Smith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(571) 208-0428 Date: November 30, 2011
ARA Cautions Giving Automotive Manufacturers Carte Blanche Power Over Repair Procedures
Renewed Concerns Over Recent Manufacturers' Aggressive Activity
MANASSAS, VA - Today, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) is calling on the collision repair industry to proceed cautiously in recognizing only automotive original equipment manufacturers(OEM) published repair procedures, as the official industry sanctioned “Repair Standards” for collision repair. Recently, several prominent collision repair groups issued and signed a joint statement officially recognizing OEM published repair procedures as the collision industry’s repair standards. While the collision repairers' statement did afford a limited role for the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), a significant concern of ARA centers on recent auto manufacturers' activity which could be viewed as aggressively pushing the limits of antitrust laws and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
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NEW! Hybrid Vehicle Dismantling Guide Now Available!
The Automotive Recyclers Association's Technical Advisory Committee Hybrid Vehicle Workgroup, working in conjunction with the Environmental Compliance for Automotive Recyclers (ECARCenter.org) center, showcased the first edition of the Hybrid Vehicle Dismantling Guide at ARA's 68th Annual Convention in Charlotte, NC in October.
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ARA CEO Is Guest On "AUTOLINE THIS WEEK"
This week, ARA CEO Michael Wilson appears on “Autoline This Week”, a weekly half-hour discussion program that features top automotive executives and journalists. The program which is produced in Detroit, Michigan prides itself on being the “Meet the Press” for the auto industry. The show can be viewed online and will also air this week on participating Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television stations throughout the United States.
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