The Quality Parts Coalition

The Quality Parts Coalition represents the interests of the independent parts industry, repairers, insurers, consumers and seniors.     

It is the goal of the Quality Parts Coalition to develop and secure a permanent legislative change to U.S. design patent law to preserve competition and to protect the consumer's right to benefit from quality, lower-cost alternative replacement parts.
Without such an exclusion
for repair in design patent law, American consumers would be the ultimate losers from the disappearance of the independent, alternative
auto parts industry.

On June 25, 2009, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) introduced the “Access to Repair Parts Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced identical legislation in the Senate. This legislation would guarantee the availability of high-quality, low-cost automotive collision replacement parts. Joining Rep. Lofgren in support of the legislation are original cosponsors Reps. Rick Boucher (VA-9), Steve Cohen (TN-9), William D. Delahunt (MA-10) Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) and Charles Wilson (OH-6). View our press release here.

Urge your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative to support this bill. With motorists trimming their budgets and dealerships closing their doors, access to alternative parts is now more important than ever.