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Tried and True Rebuilders Automotive Supply thrives on its sterling reputation
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ebuilders Automotive Supply is the number one full-line core supplier to the largest remanufacturers and auto recyclers in the world. With more than 45 years in the automotive recycling industry, RAS is a quality and service-conscious company with over 40 product lines, 180,000 part numbers in inventory and over 3 million cores processed annually. RAS’ offerings include CoreConnect, Recalls, CorePro, RASBid, CorePro Mobile, Catalytic Converters and CATPRO. RAS tools uniquely streamline all aspects of the automotive core evaluation and inventory process while maximizing core revenue. RAS serves as an exclusive buyback partner for certain recalled airbag inflators. The population of VINs included in the buyback program is limited to those currently authorized for purchase by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Honda hired RAS to coordinate its buyback and track down recalled salvage parts. Other airbag recalls RAS currently manages are GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Toyota. Rebuilders Automotive Supply is fast becoming ‘The Recall Specialist’. RAS works with multiple OEMs and hundreds of salvage yards to identify safety recalled products, such as ignition switches and airbags. RAS has played a key role by working with salvage yards, identifying recalled parts by VIN or year/make/model, and providing instructions on how to handle and ship hazmat material to remove these dangerous parts from public circulation. RAS will continue to assist the salvage industry until such time when recyclers will be made aware of recalls prior to purchase into the salvage network. RAS is very proud of their role as a corporate citizen in removing these very dangerous parts out of the salvage network which ultimately saves lives.
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Additionally, RAS was recognized by General Motors as one of its best global suppliers during GM’s 23rd annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The Supplier of the Year and Overdrive award winners are chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives. Winning suppliers from around the world received the award for going above and beyond GM’s requirements, designed to provide customers with the most innovative technologies and the industry’s best quality vehicles. “These companies are the best-of-the-best suppliers, and deserving of special recognition for their outstanding contributions,” said Steve Kiefer, GM Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. RAS is one of 78 global suppliers to earn the prestigious Supplier of the Year 2014 award, among them: FedEx, Dell, Lear, BASF and Alpine to name a few. RAS demonstrated superior handling of a GM ignition switch recall. The task was to procure all GM ignition switches from salvage yards
to prevent resale of the parts in question. RAS has dedicated a team exclusively for recalls: the team is tasked with verifying the VIN, Year, Make, Model and ID of the part, receiving the parts in house, where, once received, undergo a second verification process. RAS then reimburses the salvage yard and securely stores the parts until they are returned to the OEM for destruction. To date, RAS has acquired over 150,000 airbags, one of many parts on the RAS Recalls radar. RAS launched CoreConnectSM in 2015 in partnership with Hollander. CoreConnectSM is a web-based application connecting the demand for parts from manufacturers and rebuilders identified by RAS with your inventory in Hollander’s EDEN® parts network. On average, automobile recyclers have thousands of dollars of core parts sitting in inventory, representing an immediate, significant revenue opportunity. CoreConnectSM enables you to see the demand for, easily price and sell your core parts. For more information, go to coresupply.com. CAR