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PARTS & MATERIALS COMMITTEE
Communication Message Committee conference calls are routinely scheduled the second Friday of every month.  If you are interested in participating and not currently a committee member, please e-mail John Bosin to be included.
Mission Statement The mission of the CIC Parts & Materials Committee is to work towards the establishment of quality and service standards for OEM, Recycled/Recyclable, Reconditioned and Aftermarket parts to facilitate fair, equitable, timely and quality motor vehicle repairs

COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS & REPORTS
The following documents and reports were either produced by the CIC Parts Committee or are related to the work of this committee. Click on the appropriate title in order to read or download the document. If you wish to comment on any of these documents or reports, please email the chairman.
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Parts Committee Presentations

Nov., 2011

Subcommittee Updates; Vechile Labels; Certified Supply Channel

42 pages in Acrobat

July, 2011

Subcommittee Updates

15 pages in Acrobat

Mar., 2011

Issues to Consider & Priorities

17 pages in Acrobat

 

ABPA: The Truth About Aftermarket Parts - A Scientific Assessment

49 pages in Acrobat

Presentation Videos:

35 MPH Crash Test of Toyota Corollas

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

5 MPH Crash Test of Ford Mustangs

Cutting Rebars - 1

Cutting Rebars - 2

Rebar Saw Test

Jan 2011

2011 Committee Structure and Issues

13 pages in Acrobat

Nov., 2010

Structural Parts Intro and Update: NSF

38 pages in Acrobat

 

Structural Parts Update: CAPA

14 pages in Acrobat

 

Update: Ford Analysis of Selected Aftermarket Copy Parts vs Genuine Ford OE Replacement Parts Presentation

57 pages in Acrobat

July, 2010

Body Shop Survey & Structural Parts Update - Part 1 with CAPA Presentation

70 pages in Acrobat

 

Ford Analysis of Selected Aftermarket Copy Parts vs Genuine Ford OE Replacement Parts Presentation

69 pages in Acrobat

April, 2010

Body Shop Survey & Structural Parts Update

9 pages in Acrobat

Jan., 2010

Design Patent Pricing - Ford Response

47 pages in Acrobat

 

Parts Committee Shop Survey

9 pages in Acrobat

Nov., 2009

OEM Design Patent Dilemma

57 pages in Acrobat

July, 2009

OEM Parts Supply Status

16 pages in Acrobat

April, 2009

OEM Parts Supply Chain

8 pages in Acrobat

Nov, 2008

Alternative Wheel Update

69 pages in Acrobat

July, 2008

Recycled Airbag Update

57 pages in Acrobat

April, 2008

Parts Survey Update

21 pages in Acrobat

Jan, 2008

Parts Expectation Survey

8 pages in Acrobat

Oct., 2007

Understanding ARA Part Descriptions & Damage Codes

16 pages in Acrobat

July 2007

2007 Mission Statement, Contacts

4 pages in Acrobat

April 2007

2007 Planned Sub-Committees

9 pages in Acrobat

Nov., 2006

Parts Procurement: Europe & Other Countries

39 pages in Acrobat

Aug., 2006

A Survey About Sources of Crash Parts

24 pages in Acrobat

April, 2006

Third-Party Procurement of Parts: An Update

36 pages in Acrobat

November, 2005

Total Loss & Parts: What is the Relationship?

20 pages in Acrobat

September, 2005

Repair Inefficiency / Parts Replacement Inefficiency / Repair vs Replace Profitability / Balanced Severity

15 pages in Acrobat

 

Electronic Parts Procurement

6 pages in Acrobat

 

Collision Parts Replacement

13 pages in Acrobat

July, 2005

The Parts Distribution Process

12 slides in Acrobat

November 2004

Aluminum Alloy Remanufactured Wheel Discussion

10 slides in Acrobat

August 2004

Remanufactured Aluminum Wheels & Headlamps

20 slides in Acrobat

June 2004

Nashville (April 2004) Parts Distribution Survey

14 slides in Acrobat

April 2004

Parts Distribution Survey Presentation

24 slides in Acrobat

January 2004

Review of 2003 Topics for Discussion

8 slides in Acrobat

December 2003

CIC Parts Audit Presentation

Power Point Presentation, 20 slides

April 2003

Certified Salvage Airbags - Is it finally time?

11 slides in Acrobat

Results of Blind Demos of
OEM & Non-OEM Crash Parts "Fit & Finish"
Other Reports and Press Releases
July 19, 2001 Baltimore 2001 Blind Demos
1998 Nissan Maxima
.Nov. 28, 2001 .Parts 2001 Summary and Plans
    
7 PowerPoint slides (posted 12-09-01)
April 5, 2001 Minneapolis 2001 Blind Demos
1997 Ford Expedition
April 6, 2001 Parts Committee Report
Dec. 2000 Orlando Blind Demos
2001 Ford F150 pickup
Oct. 2000 Airbag Testing Technology: New v. Recycled Air Bags Performance
Sept. 2000 Nashville Blind Demos
1998 Honda Civic
   
July 2000 Toronto Blind Demos
1997 Nissan Maxima
   
April 2000 Kansas City Blind Demos
1999 Ford Taurus
   
Feb. 2000 Overall Results of 1999 Blind Demos    

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CO-CHAIR CHRIS NORTHUP   cnorthup@gdandc.com
CO-CHAIR CHRIS CARIS PCG CAMPBELL ccaris@pcgcampbell.com
VICE CHAIR JOHN BOSIN Fix Auto USA jbosin@fixauto.com
  MICHELLE ALEXANDER UNITED RECYCLERS GROUP michelle@u-r-g.com
  DAVE BARZOFF B AUTO PARTS daveb@bautoparts.org
  KEITH BELL AKZONOBEL keith.bell@akzonobel.com
  SCOTT BIGGS Assured Performance Network  
  Denise Caspersen ASA denisec@asashop.org
  GEOFF CRANE DIAMOND STANDARD PARTS geoff@diamondstandardparts.com
  STEVE DANIEL LAMETTRY'S COLLISION sdaniel@lamettrys.com
  TIMOTHY DAWE DUPONT timothy.p.dawe@usa.dupont.com
  BRAD DESAULNIERS PARTS CHECK LIVE braddes@partschecklive.com
  MARTIN EVANS BASF martin.evans@basf.com
  KAREN FIERST KEREN OR CONSULTANTS kfierst@kerenorconsultants.com
  GREG FREEMAN Freeman Auto Salvage Center greg@gfacjoplin.com
  JULIAN HART 1-800-RADIATOR & A/C julian@1800radiator.com
  CHRISTIAN HASSOLD CollisionSync chassold@collisionsync.com
  DWIGHT HOWARD GREENLEAF dhowar25@greenleafauto.com
  MEL HUNKE QRP mhunke@qrpmw.com
  MIKE KUNKEL AMERICAN AUTO SALVAGE  mike@americanautosalvage.com
  GARY LEDOUX AMERICAN HONDA gary_ledoux@ahm.honda.com
  HERB LIEBERMAN LKQ hmlieberman@lkqcorp.com
  AARON LOFRANO F. LOFRANO & SON COLLISION CENTERS aaron@lofrano.com
  MARY LOU LUBRANO CAR-PART.COM marylou@car-part.com
  Charles Lukens APU Solutions clukens@apusolutions.com
  ROBERT MATEJZEL ROBERT'S CONSULTING Roberts_Consulting@hughes.net
  JOHN MORRIS HANSEN COLLISION INC. jmorris@hansencollision.com
  DAN MORRISSEY NEW HORIZONS, LLC danielmorrissey@comcast.net
  STEVE NANTAU FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE snantau@ford.com
  RICHARD PALMER, JR. ComputerLogic rpalmer@computerlogic.com
  TONY PASSWATER AEII tony.passwater@aeii.net
  RANDY PROFETA Assured Performance Network randy.profeta@assuredperformance.net
  SCOTT SAAL AUTO DATA VIN LABELS Autdata9@aol.com 
  ERICA SCHAEFER-SAARI CHRYSLER MOTORS es36@chrysler.com
  NICHOLAS SCHEID CORNERSTONE AUTO PARTS nick@autostone.com
  Jay Scruton APU Solutions jscruton@apusolutions.com
  MARYLOU SILVEIRA GREENLEAF AUTO RECYCLERS mls@greenleafauto.com
  Joe  Skurka BASF Joseph.skurka@BASF.com
  Bob Smith Storm Appraisal & Management Services, Inc. bobsmith@storminc.com
  RICK TUURI AUDATEX, A SOLERA COMPANY Rick.Tuuri@audatex.com
  BRIAN VANNONI AUDATEX, A SOLERA COMPANY Brian.Vannoni@Audatex.com
  James Watson ABC Auto Parts Watson111J@aol.com
  KEN WEISS ADESA IMPACT / COMSEARCH kaw@com-search.com
  MICHAEL WILSON AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION Michael@a-r-a.org
  DAN YOUNG CARSTAR dyoung@carstar.com
  BRUCE YUNGKANS   byungkans@msn.com

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