The Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) conducted an industry survey on locating and purchasing recycled parts. The survey results are below. In September of 2021, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) announced that it will begin phasing out the Allied Recyclers Parts Locating (APL) system and replacing it with Car-Part.com. The announcement caught everyone off-guard, […]
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With the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) shutting down its program, the collision repair industry can be assured that the ARA’s Certified Collision Repair (CCR) program, which accounts for approximately 50 percent of the entire national program members, continues. In 2017, the ARA announced its partnership with the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP).
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The Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) is disappointed in today’s announcement by ICBC to maintain the status quo regarding compensation increases to the glass & collision sectors of the automotive industry. The ARA has a long history of campaigning for systemic changes to compensation in the industry and finds this decision unsatisfactory in moving our industry
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) Branch of the B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has introduced a new testing requirement for all authorized inspectors (AI) who wish to add the salvage vehicle endorsement to their certificate. Effective March 31, 2022, all AIs seeking this endorsement are required to take and pass a knowledge
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At last, an event to look forward to! We are all aware of how difficult the past two years have been—a challenge for many—but even more so in British Columbia, with the implementation of ICBC’s repair programs for collision and glass. Despite the challenges, however, these programs have also identified just how critical it is
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Another ARA certification program evolves, raising the level of industry professionalism. Just as experienced in other sub-sectors, industry consolidation and technological advancement pose many challenges for collision repair independents as they attempt to remain profitable and/or competitive. The ARA’s Certified Collision Repair program was one of the first to be introduced as an industry standard
Certified Collision Repair (CCR): Program Evolution Read More »
Register now to become an EVfriendly certified provider. If you are not yet familiar with EVfriendly, in short, it is an industry-led program, powered by the Automotive Retailers Association, sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Low Carbon Innovation, designed to cultivate a higher degree of confidence in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) ownership. The program
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by David Ribeiro, ARA senior industry relations advisor Making a business decision without having enough valid information can be difficult. Bearing in mind that “you don’t know what you don’t know,” there is one thing I do know for sure and that is that data will talk to you, if you are willing to listen.
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by Iva Kestrankova (Photo courtesy of Trina Wong) After 32 years of juggling her automotive career with many outdoor activities, Trina Wong recently announced her well-deserved early retirement to commit fully to her family and doing what she loves. When Trina Wong started with Klassic Auto Body, she did not have any automotive experience, but thanks to
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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 (British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan). ***Thank you to the
Q1 2021 B.C. Provincial Benchmark Results Read More »