Early December brought the loss of two longtime members, supporters and friends of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) with the passing of Jack Wilson, former owner of Coury’s Auto Body in Toms River, and Sebastiano “Sal” Failla of Sal’s Auto Body in Green Brook. Jack passed away on December 5, […]
Archives for 2023
I-CAR Announces New Vehicle Technology and Trends Course for 2023
Online course examines what’s ahead for industry as technology advances. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced open enrollment of its new Vehicle Technology and Trends 2023 course. Led by I-CAR’s team of technical experts, the one-hour online course looks ahead at the scale and scope of today’s technology-driven era of repairs, including […]
Crash Champions Acquires Four Collision Repair Centers in Mississippi
Crash Champions, LLC announced that it has grown its presence in Mississippi through the acquisition of Capitol Body Shop and its four collision repair centers in the Jackson metro area. With the addition of Capitol Body, Crash Champions now provides customers access to collision repair service at seven locations in the Magnolia State, complementing the […]
Classic Collision Adds Two Collision Repair Centers in Colorado
Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of CARSTAR Highland Denver North and Highland Denver South Franchise in Denver, CO. The owners have been dedicated for the past 35 years to serving their customers’ needs throughout the vehicle repair, by providing the most efficient, cost-effective methods available, while providing the highest quality repair and an exceptional […]
1Collision Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Washington State
1Collision announced the addition of Bremerton Collision Repair in Bremerton, Wash. to its network of independently owned collision repair centers. Ty Sunkel, and his wife, Sarah, opened the facility about four years ago. Their daughter, Taylor, works in the front office and their son, Cole, is a technician. “We’re a family-owned shop and care about […]
CCC’s Susanna Gotsch Retires
CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:CCCS) announced that Susanna Gotsch, Sr. Director Industry Analytics, was retiring at the end of 2022 after 30 years with the company. “Susanna is exemplary in every way and her retirement, while bittersweet, is extremely well-earned,” said Chairman and CEO, Githesh Ramamurthy. “From her early days helping to build what has […]
Jeff Murray Named Interim CFO at Boyd Group
Boyd Group Services Inc. (TSE:BYD) announced the appointment of Jeff Murray as interim CFO, effective January 1. On August 10, 2022, Boyd announced the planned retirement of Pat Pathipati from the role of Executive Vice President & CFO, effective December 31. The previously announced search to succeed Pat Pathipati in the role of Executive Vice […]