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LKQ Corporation Purchases Pennsylvania Body Shop by Stacey Phillips
A Muncy, PA, body shop has confirmed that it was purchased by LKQ Corporation, one of North America’s largest aftermarket parts suppliers. Autobody News reached out to Dustin Newman, the body shop manager at Apple Hill Auto & Collision, regarding the deal. “I think the owner felt he took the business as far as he could himself and wanted to see about getting corporate to be able to further continue growing and getting bigger,” said Newman. He said the business was sold in February and the logistics are not yet finalized. Autobody News asked LKQ
AASP/NJ Announces 40th Annual NORTHEAST™ 2017 Educational Program March 17–19 by Chasidy Rae Sisk
Apple Hill Auto & Collision, located in Muncy, Pennsylvania
about the recent purchase and was told that “At this time, we have no comment regarding this transaction.” LKQ Corporation provides alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. The company has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan and See LKQ Buys PA Shop, Page 20
Chubb Sets Insurance Precedent: Will Pay for Preand Post-Repair Scans on “Modern” Vehicles
going to allow for pre and post scans on all “modern” autos (1990 and Newer). Body shops across the country watched Your first line on the estimate should with interest as the world’s largest pubread pre-scan at 1.0 hour of body rate lically-traded property and caand the last line on the estisualty insurer announced it mate should read post-scan at would pay for pre- and post1.0 hours of body rate. If you repair scans on vehicles 1990 find that the cost of doing the and newer. scan is going to be higher, In a move that many rethen provide the actual scan pairers found a welcome surreport and the invoice and we prise, including the owner of will reimburse accordingly on Matthew the SUPPLEMENT. Big Sky Collision Center, McDonnell, Matthew McDonnell, Chubb Chubb takes this owner of Big Sky sent the following email to very serious and wants to Collision Center body shops in December: make sure the vehicle is reSee Chubb, Page 24 “Chubb has decided that we are by Stacey Phillips
VOL. 7 ISSUE 12 MARCH 2017
On February 1, AASP/NJ announced the agenda for its 40th Annual NORTHEAST 2017 Automotive Services Show to be held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ on March 17–19. NORTHEAST 2017 will begin with the 2017 East Coast Resolution Forum and Leadership Meeting on Friday afternoon, co-hosted by AASP/NJ and SCRS. This annual session provides an opportunity for industry leaders to conduct and discuss their shared concerns. Another highlight of the event will be AASP/NJ’s “Path to Certification,” a four-part exclusive panel discussion running Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The first session is “The Shop Owner’s Perspective,” moderated by former SCRS Chairman Gary Wano.
On Saturday morning, Assured Performance’s Aaron Clark will moderate “The OEM Perspective (Non-Luxury Brands” with “Tooling and Equipment Consideration” being moderated by Kristen Felder of Collision Hub, and Clark will return to moderate the fourth segment, “The OEM Perspective (Luxury Brands).” Friday night’s offerings also include “Ford High Voltage Vehicle Components and Operation,” presented by Ford Motorcraft Technical Trainer Mike Brabble; “Supercharge Your Profits” by Jim Saeli of Management Success; and “Who Pays for What? Survey Results” with Mike Anderson of Collision Advice. Friday night will conclude with AASP/NJ’s yearly Exhibitor Appreciation Party. During the weekend, Accudraft will also be hosting National Sales See NORTHEAST, Page 12
CIC Panel Discusses Scanning, Need For Following OEM Repair Procedures
ing,” Rodenroth said. “We found this had been a [used] car, and someone had The value of pre-scanning collision- sewn a resistor into the wiring harness damaged vehicles was reiterated a numto cheat the airbag light from coming ber of times by panelists at the recent on.” Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Chuck Olsen of AirPro Diagnosheld this January in Palm Springs, CA. tics, another remote scanning service Jake Rodenroth of Collision Diprovider, said pre- and post-scanning agnostic Services (maker of removes liability issues for the asTech remote scanning collision repairers and insurers. system), who said his com“I know the condition of pany did just over 6,000 vehithe vehicle when it came in, cles scans in December, cited and I know the condition of an example of a vehicle problem found in a pre-scan that the vehicle when it went out, the shop—and potentially the so [as the shop] it’s not going Chuck Olsen to be my fault,” Olsen said. vehicle owner—would otherCIC attendee Gary Wano, an wise not have known about. The scan showed one fault code, related to lost Oklahoma shop owner, posed a realcommunication with the airbag control world analogy for a question often discussed in the industry: Does an insurer module, triggering the shop to check the owe for a scan if the scan reveals nothinstrument cluster. “What we found was pretty alarmSee CIC Panel, Page 28 by John Yoswick
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