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Letter to the Editor
Friday January 13
CAPA Endorses Consumer Protection Legislation Introduced in California Legislature
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) has endorsed groundbreaking legislation to increase consumer protections in collision repair that was introduced by California Assembly Members Chavez, Yee, and Maze. According to a CAPA press release, AB 1852 increases consumer protections while opening the California marketplace to high quality and competitively priced generic certified collision parts. This bill aims to educate consumers to avoid overpriced repairs in the complicated automotive collision repair process that involves insurers, body shops, and the car companies.“I applaud and strongly endorse AB 1852 by Assembly Members Chavez, Yee, and Maze,” stated Jack Gillis, Executive Director of CAPA. “The legislation contains important new consumer protections and it will help consumers avoid costly repairs when their vehicle has been in an accident.”
“California consumers are being over charged by the car companies,” added Gillis. “AB 1852 will increase competition and save consumers money. The only opposition to this important consumer legislation will come from car companies trying to protect the monopoly that allows them to gouge consumers.”
Gillis highlighted several new consumer protections in the bill including new procedures for recalling defective parts, requiring the disclosure of country of origin of both car company brand parts and certified parts; increase warranty protection for certified parts; and a web site for consumers to access the latest certified parts list.
“Provisions like these increase consumers’ understanding that generic certified collision repair parts are of like, kind, and quality to the expensive car company brand replacement parts. Consumers save billions each year by purchasing generic drugs over the name-brands - the same principles apply to generic certified replacement parts,” stated Gillis. “This bill will provide California consumers with low cost, high quality options over the expensive car company parts.”
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