The western alliance is a coperative of the automotive industry associations in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. To learn about, and compare earnings of employees in the collision repair industry, the alliance performed an industry survey in 181 collision repair shops across these three provinces. The participation rates directly affect the results. The regional responses […]
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Courtesy ICBC: Enhanced Care is a whole new way of doing auto insurance, one that lowers the price of insurance for drivers in British Columbia while providing everyone with access to significantly better care and recovery benefits if they are injured in a crash. Under Enhanced Care, which comes into effect on May 1, 2021, if
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By 2022, between 70 and 95 percent of new vehicles sold will record the vehicle’s data—such as driving behaviour—and send that information back to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This makes the OEMs the gatekeepers of the information necessary for knowing how to perform safe and accurate repairs on that vehicle, which means the consumer
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It’s not often we have the opportunity to celebrate success like this. The ARA is happy to announce that ICBC has confirmed the implementation of a procedure to recognize the feather, prime, and block operation. This is great news and supports the work the ARA, other industry members, along with ICBC staff have completed in
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For some, the ICBC Collision Repair program has been a reinforcement of best business practices for progressive shops, while for others it has been a wake-up call to ensure they are tooled and trained to meet the demanding needs of the modern vehicle repair. One area that has been confusing for many is certification programs.
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A recent tip from ICBC reminds auto recyclers and collision repair shops what is the use and requirements of refusal numbers: A participant must be able to justify their decisions for the use of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts rather than alternate parts. Some factors that are considered are: Parts availability Shipping Loss of use, and Cycle
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The ARA continues to work with AutoHouse Technologies in summarizing the collision repair industry data on a quarterly basis. This information helps industry to better understand their performance and provides us metrics to better ascertain our performance against other provinces that utilize a crown insurance model. Overall the report demonstrates a few changes in the BC
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The ARA is moving forward with a number of proposals designed to keep tow operators safer on the road. WorkSafeBC has completed its public consultation for newly proposed amendments to Part 18 of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations. The new regulations are now on their way to being ratified. The ARA’s towing and
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The ARA would like to take this opportunity to clarify the actions and role it played in helping to resolve concerns raised by industry related to a gas card promotion. Although this offer began late January it was not until February 11th that the ARA was made aware of the promotion and industry’s concerns. At
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by Ken Hendricks, ARA senior industry advisor Premier John Horgan recently announced his government’s priorities and has issued mandate letters to each ministry. Each letter outlines the government’s strategy for tackling the major political, social, and economic challenges facing us today. Specific to each ministry, the letters outline a mandate to enact policies that support
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