Wheel News, Trends & Reports from the Automotive Recyclers Association
Ladies of the Automotive Recyclers Association (LARA) Convening Regular Meetings
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ARA, a collection of female automotive recyclers, employees and industry vendors, will begin meeting on a monthly basis in addition to gathering in-person during the ARA Annual Convention. LARA is open to all ladies of the industry – whether recycler, supplier, consultant and others – and works to support women in the industry through net- working, education and information. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 5th on the MyARA online platform which is accessible through the ARA homepage. Monthly meetings will include a profiled speaker from within the industry, a discussion topic, and open question/comment period. Please invite your network of women in the industry to join in on the discussions.
The LARA meeting in Dallas will take place on Saturday, November 13th at 7:00am. FTC Vote on Repair Restrictions A
RA issued a press release on July 22 applauding a vote by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to increase enforcement against repair restrictions. The unanimous vote (5-0) on a policy statement that pri- oritizes investigations into unlawful repair restrictions was taken during an open Commission meeting during which ARA and others in the automotive replacement parts industry participated. “The ARA has been in recent communication with the FTC about the unfair
and deceptive campaigns undertaken by auto manufacturers to push ROE – Recy- cled Original Equipment®
parts out of
the market,” said ARA President, Scott Robertson, in the press release. “This FTC decision, coming on the heels of President Biden’s Executive Order which called on
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the FTC to institute rules to curb anti-com- petitive restrictions that limit consumers’ repair choices, sends a strong message to the manufacturers that they are not the only game in town.”
“The misinformation campaigns and barriers to consumer choice that automo- tive recyclers have fought for years are finally getting recognized at the highest levels of our federal govern- ment,” added ARA Executive Director, Sandy Blalock. “We are encouraged by these pos-
itive steps forward to restoring consumer choice in how their vehicle is repaired.” The FTC policy statement specifically focuses on targeting enforcement of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and other repair restrictions that violate antitrust laws or use deceptive practices.
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114 Auto Salvage All Import Auto Parts ALLMAG Auto Parts
Auto Guys Services, Inc. Budget Auto Parts Carvio, Inc.
Lamb Fuels, Inc. Multimetco, Inc.
Spivey’s Auto Salvage, Inc. Wally’s Auto, Inc.
Wilbert’s U-Pull It of Bath
Wilbert’s U-Pull It of Buffalo, Inc. Winkler Brothers Towing &
Recovery, LLC dba Bud’s Wrecking
EPA Targets Clean Air Act Violations at Metal Recyclers
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RA is closely monitoring activities related to a recent Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement alert targeted at metal recycling facilities oper- ating auto and scrap metal shredders. The EPA published the July 2021 enforcement alert because the agency identified Clean Air Act violations by several metal recyclers operating shredders. State agencies and the EPA found that several metal recycling facilities had excess volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions coming from the operation of their shredders. As a result, the EPA and state agencies required metal
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