Five trade associations representing auto insurers in California are opposing regulations proposed by the California Department of Insurance to regulate labor rate surveys and steering within the largest insurance market in the U.S. Five property casualty insurance trade associations, representing nearly 100 percent of the California auto insurance market offering both commercial and personal auto […]
LKQ Reports 8.3% Revenue Growth in First Quarter
The LKQ Corporation today reported record revenue for the first quarter of 2016 of $1.92 billion, an increase of 8.3 percent as compared to $1.77 billion in the first quarter of 2015. Net income for the first quarter of 2016 was $107.7 million, an increase of 0.6 percent as compared to $107.1 million for the […]
Uni-Select Reports Paint Segment Sales up 17.3% in First Quarter
Uni-Select Inc., (TSE:UNS) the parent company of FinishMaster with automotive refinish and industrial paint and related products across North America, as well automotive aftermarket parts business in Canada, reported $264.0 million in sales, up 3.2 percent organically and up 10.8 percent in total, excluding divestitures for its first quarter ended March 31, 2016. “I am […]
AASP-MN Announces Board of Directors
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced its 2016-2017 Board of Directors. Carl Thomas, Lancer Service Auto Care, St. Paul , Bruce Tschida, Lake Marion Collision, Lakeville, and Dave Bock, Auto Value Parts Stores/APH, St. Cloud, have joined the Board of Directors. Other members of the Board include: Greg Kasel, Downtown Tire […]
Safelite AutoGlass Donates $340,000 to Afrika Tikkun
Safelite AutoGlass employees turned out in a big way to raise money for the future of the most vulnerable children in South Africa. Nearly 400 people all over the world traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the 7th Annual Safelite Challenge – a volunteer-led fundraiser welcoming employees, friends, family and supplier and insurance client […]
CAPA to Help Establish Aftermarket Automotive Parts Standards in China
Certified Automotive Parts Association and Intertek Support CAMRA China Certification Initiative for Automotive Parts. The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced that it is making its standards available to the China Automobile Maintenance Industry Association (CAMRA), the organization at the forefront of the aftermarket part certification initiative in China. As the technical partner of CAPA, […]
NACE Expands Trade Show Floor Plan Due to Demand
The organizers of NACE | CARS announced they have made a significant expansion of exhibit space for this summer’s trade show floor plan to meet demand. NACE | CARS meetings, co-located events, and conference sessions are taking place August 9 – 14 in Anaheim, Calif. and the trade show expo will take place from Thursday, […]
Women’s Industry Network Announces 2016 Scholarship Recipients
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced that its scholarship winners for 2016 have been selected. Recipients of WIN scholarships demonstrate their desire to excel in the field of collision repair and will receive tuition assistance as well as educational opportunities. The College Student Tuition and Conference Scholarship Award is presented to students enrolled in a […]
Guidewire Announces Partnership with FICO to Fight Insurance Claims Fraud
Guidewire Software, Inc. (GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, announced a strategic relationship with FICO, an analytics company, to help insurers identify and prevent personal auto claims fraud in the U.S. and Canada. FICO’s models for detecting fraud throughout the claim lifecycle will be a key component of the Guidewire’s planned […]
California Color Source Client Luncheon Featured Toyota
California Color Source, Inc., the single-line Axalta paint distributor serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California, hosted the first of an ongoing Client Luncheon series on April 4 with guest speakers from Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. The focus of the discussion was the importance of OEM collision repair training for collision repair […]