Nevada’s Director of the Department of Business and Industry, Terry Reynolds yesterday announced the appointment of Nick Stosic as Interim Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance, effective today. The appointment was made following the resignation of Barbara Richardson, who has served in the role since March 2016. Stosic most recently served as the […]
Archives for 2023
Wesco Group Acquisition Marks Entry into Ontario, Canada
Group operates more than 134 paint, body and equipment supply stores in North America. Color Compass Corporation, part of the Wesco Group, acquired Treschak Enterprises located in Welland, Ontario, Canada. This acquisition expands the footprint of Canada’s largest independent auto body supply distributor within the Canadian marketplace. The combined Wesco Group, which includes Wesco, Color […]
PGW Auto Glass Announces Two Acquisitions
PGW Auto Glass, LLC announced two acquisitions. On December 27, the company announced it acquired American Glass Distributors, the largest independent wholesale distributor of auto aftermarket glass and supplies in the southern United States. American Glass is headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas, and operates 14 locations throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. On January 3, the […]
PPG Announces Leadership Appointments
PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced on Tuesday several leadership appointments, effective immediately. Ram Vadlamannati, currently senior vice president, protective and marine coatings (PMC), and president, PPG EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), will transition to lead a newly created PPG operations organization, while maintaining executive oversight accountability of PPG’s EMEA region. He will report to PPG president […]
Australia’s AMA Group and BASF Renew 10-Year Supply Partnership
AMA Group Limited (ASX:AMA) and BASF Australia Limited (BASF) confirmed a renewed 10-year partnership for the continued supply of BASF’s automotive paint technology across the entire AMA Group network. This new agreement extends the existing contract by two years and improves alignment of paint supply costs to the operating cash flows of the associated repairs. […]
January 26 CIECA Webinar Features Sean Carey on the New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims and Collision Industry
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that its next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 2 p.m. The one-hour webinar, The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry will feature Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants. Registration for the webinar is available online. During the […]
Houston Police Seek Help Finding Suspects Who Killed Auto Body Shop Owner
According to family, the December 23 shooting was over $500 unpaid repair bill. Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Luis Casillas, 29, at his auto body repair shop in Houston on December 23. At a press conference yesterday, the family of Casillas, said that he was shot and killed due to a dispute over […]
1Collision Adds First Collision Repair Center to Network in Utah
1Collision announced the addition of AF Collision in American Fork, Utah to its network of independently owned collision repair centers. The business, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, is owned by Travis Olson. “We are delighted to be adding our first Utah shop to support our Utah customer base,” said John Hollingsworth, 1Collision director of […]
Affordability Top Consumer Concern on EV Adoption
According to the Deloitte LLP 2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consumers in the U.S. and other global markets are more flexible to EV changes in the automotive sector but concerns about cost and trust still impact growth of EV adoption. The report is based on a survey of more than 26,000 consumers from 24 countries […]
Collision Industry Foundation Announces 2023 Board and Officers
The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced its Board of Trustees and elected Officers for 2023. The Board includes15 individuals who have volunteered their time and made the commitment to serve the mission and vision of CIF. The incoming 2023 Officers, rounding out the executive leadership, are as follows: Dan Risley of CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc., […]