AARC Business Operations & Ethics 4

Question 1

Which business practice best demonstrates ethical customer relations in automotive recycling?

Accepted Answer

Providing accurate part grades and honest condition descriptions before sale

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Offering longer warranties than competitors regardless of part condition

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Matching any competitor's price without verifying part quality

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Accepting returns only when mandated by state law

Question 2

What is the primary legal concern with purchasing salvage vehicles from 'curbstoners' or unlicensed sellers?

Accepted Answer

Risk of receiving stolen vehicles or vehicles with clouded titles

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Higher acquisition costs without warranty

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Inability to list parts in national databases

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Non-compliance with ARA purchasing guidelines

Question 3

How should an automotive recycler handle personally identifiable information (PII) found in vehicles, such as registration documents or GPS data?

Accepted Answer

Destroy or return it to protect former owner privacy

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Retain it as part of the vehicle purchase record

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Forward it to the insurance company that sold the vehicle

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Upload it to the national salvage title database

Question 4

A recycler's employee offers a cash discount to a customer in exchange for not receiving a receipt. Why is this an ethical and legal problem?

Accepted Answer

It facilitates tax evasion and violates business integrity standards

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It violates ARA part grading standards

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It breaches the customer's consumer rights

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It conflicts with EPA fluid recovery recordkeeping

Question 5

What distinguishes a 'warranty' from a 'guarantee' in the context of used auto parts sales?

Accepted Answer

A warranty specifies terms, conditions, and duration while a guarantee is an unconditional promise of satisfaction

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A warranty is verbal while a guarantee must be written

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Guarantees apply to mechanical parts and warranties to electrical parts

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There is no legal distinction between the two terms

Question 6

Which action by an automotive recycler would be considered predatory business practice?

Accepted Answer

Deliberately listing parts at inflated prices then offering fictitious discounts

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Offering volume discounts to high-frequency customers

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Negotiating salvage vehicle prices with insurance companies

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Advertising parts on multiple national platforms simultaneously

Question 7

When hiring a new employee for a key financial role, an AARC recycler should conduct which of the following as an ethical due diligence step?

Accepted Answer

A background check including criminal history relevant to financial responsibility

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A review of the candidate's social media posts

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A credit score check regardless of job duties

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An ARA member reference verification