The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in Alabama. These new Gerber Collision & Glass locations previously operated as Auto Collision Experts, originating with the Moody location in 2013. The Anniston location was added in 2018. Moody is one of the fastest growing cities in Alabama and is located 22 […]
Fix Auto Canada Adds New Collision Repair Center to Network in New Brunswick
Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Shediac, located in Shediac, New Brunswick to the network. Owner André Boudreau has been in the collision industry for four decades following in his brother’s footsteps and has been a shop owner for 13 of those years. “A lot has changed over 40 years in this […]
AirPro Diagnostics Announces Canadian Distribution Partner
AirPro Diagnostics, LLC announced a partnership with iPro Auto Solutions for the distribution of AirPro’s OEM-Compliant scan-tools and services to the Canadian market. IPro Auto Solutions founders, Darren Cox and Gord Fraser, have extensive backgrounds in the auto glass sector as well as shop certification for automotive mechanical, glass and collision repair facilities in the […]
AAA Reports Gasoline Demand at All Time High
According to AAA gasoline demand is soaring to new heights. In its latest reading covering the week ending Aug. 9, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) recorded demand at 9.93 million b/d, the highest since the agency began recording data in 1991. As demand jumped, gasoline stocks fell by 1.4 million bbl and pump prices slowed […]
U.S. Senator Blumenthal Joins Collision Repair Association in Call to Preserve 1963 Consent Decree
Senator Blumenthal has repeatedly called on the U.S. DOJ to enforce the 1963 insurance industry antitrust consent decree to protect consumers and competition. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut joined members of the Auto Body Association of Connecticut yesterday to warn the public of the potential consequences of the proposed termination of a 1963 consent […]
Safelite Acquires TruRoad Holdings
Safelite Group and CenterOak Partners LLC, the Dallas,Texas -based private equity firm, announced the sale of TruRoad Holdings to Safelite. The transaction was completed at the close of business yesterday. TruRoad, based in Woburn, Mass., was formed in 2018 through the combination of JN Phillips Auto Glass and existing CenterOak platform investment Techna Glass, Inc. […]
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Announces Partnership with Meineke Dealers Association
Wheel Repair Specialists (AWRS) announced their partnership with the Meineke Dealers Association as the preferred alloy wheel repair service provider for all Meineke Car Care Centers in the U.S. and Canada. “We are very excited for this opportunity and we look forward to servicing Meineke locations nationwide,” says Mike Perkins, Director of Business Development. As […]
Impact Auto Auctions Expands Branch in London, Ontario
Impact Auto Auctions, a subsidiary of IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced the expansion of its London, Ontario, branch. This investment increases the branch’s gross acreage by nearly 25 percent. The London, Ontario, branch is one of six Impact Auto Auctions branches in Ontario. “This expansion further solidifies our leadership position in both the Ontario market as […]
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes OEM Collision Repair Procedure Bill
Governor Sununu expressed concern over impact on insurance prices, ability of smaller repair facilities to compete in message outlining reasons for veto. On August 15, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed legislation that would have required insurance companies to pay claims based upon OEM collision repair procedures citing the legislation’s potential to increase the cost […]
AASP/NJ Urges Collision Repair Industry to Defend 1963 Consent Decree
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is taking action in defense of the 1963 insurance industry antitrust consent decree that has been proposed for termination by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). AASP/NJ has created an online petition to assist members in quickly submitting their comments and telling the DOJ just […]