OEConnection Holdings, LLC announced today that it is acquiring Clifford Thames Group, a leader in automotive data creation and management. Headquartered in Chelmsford, England with offices in Detroit, Michigan; Melbourne, Australia; Krakow, Poland; Bonn, Germany; Paris, France; and Chennai, India, Clifford Thames (CT) creates and manages the data needed to repair and maintain vehicles for […]
Blackhawk Partners with 1Collision Network
Blackhawk, the collision repair equipment manufacturer, has been designated as a strategic partner by the 1Collision Network. With this designation, Blackhawk collision equipment products are a recommended choice for 1Collision Network body shop partner locations across the country. “We want to thank the 1Collision Network for choosing Blackhawk as a preferred provider of products for […]
Thatcham Calls on Vehicle Manufacturers to Engage with Repair Industry to Address “Spiraling Cost of Repair”
According to the UK-Based Insurance Research body, average repair bills have increased by 32% over the last three years due to increasingly complex repairs. Thatcham Research is today delivering a call to action for vehicle manufacturers to urgently engage with the repair industry to halt spiraling costs. According to Thatcham, the motor insurer’s automotive research […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Seattle
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR ARA Collision Seattle at 946 N. 127th St., Seattle, WA 98133. The CARSTAR location is co-owned by CARSTAR multi-store franchise owners Kevin Parsons and Jeff Middleton. “We are thrilled to be opening our second CARSTAR location together,” said co-owner Parsons. “Jeff Middleton and I began […]
BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group Participation Approved for I-CAR Credit
BASF’s VisionPLUS Performance Group program is now I-CAR–approved. In 2017, each Performance Group member will receive seven I-CAR Platinum points for meetings they attend, helping them maintain I-CAR Platinum status each year. “Our Performance Group community is growing and getting stronger each year,” said Craig Seelinger, BASF VisionPLUS Program Manager. “We continuously strive to develop […]
Insurance Association Concerned with Mississippi AG’s Consumer Guide to Insurance and Auto Body Repair Misleads Customers
Property Casualty Insurers Association concerned language on replacement parts in guide may confuse consumers and collision repair shops. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is concerned that the Consumer Guide to Insurance and Auto Body Repair released on May 25 by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood may confuse and mislead both consumers and […]
Solera Acquires Dutch Auto Insurance Software Company Colimbra
Solera Holdings, Inc. announced the acquisition of the Netherlands-based insurance software company, Colimbra Holding B.V. This is Solera’s second acquisition in the Netherlands during the last six months. In January, Solera announced the acquisition of Digidentity B.V., a provider of next-generation technologies that secure and authenticate online identities. Colimbra specializes in intelligent data management software […]
ASA Urges Ohio Collision Repairers to Contact Legislators on Budget Amendment on Non-OEM Parts Disclosure
Proposal would shift burden of notifying customers about non-OEM parts from insurers to collision repairers. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is urging collision repairers in Ohio to contact legislators over an amendment proposed for the Ohio budget legislation that would exempt insurers from providing notice to customers when non-OEM parts are used in a repair. […]
I-CAR Releases NACE Automechanika Collision Repair Course Schedule
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced seven courses that its collision repair instructors will offer at the 2017 NACE Automechanika Chicago trade show and conference, July 26-28, in the West Hall of McCormick Place. I-CAR events at NACE Automechanika Chicago will detail the latest approaches to vehicle repair and collision repair business […]
Fix Auto Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Australia
Terry Feehan, Fix Auto Australia Head of Business, announced the addition of Fix Auto Clayton, owned and operated by Damien Edgar and Frank Marinelli, to the Fix Auto network. Marinelli has over 26 years of collision repair industry experience and has a lifelong passion for cars. He began his career working in his family’s collision […]