Deren Batterson and his 12-year-old son, Jake, recently bicycled 500 miles in this year’s RAGBRAI, the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, to raise money for the Livestrong Foundation that supports families stricken by cancer. The week-long event was held July 23-29. Deren, an estimator and repair planner at Arnold’s Body Shop […]
A-1 Toyota Named Certified Collision Center of the Year
A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit collision repair center in New Haven, Conn., won the prestigious Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast received the recognition since the award’s inception. Criteria for the award include: achievement of master level training in all departments, strong […]
Mike’s Auto Body Opens Expanded Location in Napa, CA
Mike’s Auto Body announced it recently completed an expansion of its location in Napa, Calif. The collision repair chain will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a vehicle presentation as part of their Benevolence program on August 9th starting at 5 p.m. (PDT). Rose is pleased about the expansion to his location, which opened three years […]
Copart Joins National Auto Body Council
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced that Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT), a provider of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles, has joined the organization as a top level Diamond Member. As a long-term supporter of NABC’s community service programs, Copart has donated and facilitated the transfer of vehicles from insurers and other […]
ASA Members Eligible for 20 Percent Training Discount from Federal-Mogul
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that it has joined forces with new corporate member partner Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FDML), to give ASA members a 20 percent discount on Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Garage Gurus automotive technical training program. Federal-Mogul has 12 state-of-the-art Garage Gurus centers in large metropolitan areas such as […]
Collision Claims, Frequency and Losses Grew in First Quarter
Major auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry continued to increase across the board. Losses on collision claims up 9.9 percent for year ending in first quarter. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims and losses continued to grow […]
Fix Auto Launching Collision Repair Network in Australia
Fix Auto announced it will be expanding its network of independently-owned collision repair facilities to Australia. Following a series of repairer clinics held in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in early 2016, Fix Auto has spent the last months setting the stage for its entry into the Australian market. Through the meetings, the network […]
Nevada Bulletin Reminds Industry on Non-OEM Parts Disclosure, Manufacturer Procedures
The Nevada Division of Insurance issued a bulletin in July reminding auto insurance companies and collision repair facility operators about their obligations to disclose non-OEM parts usage to consumers and follow manufacturer procedures. On July 22, the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Division of Insurance, issued a bulletin detailing the standards the auto insurance […]
Improving Profitability, Organizations and Environments Panel at NACE|CARS
The Coalition for a Triple Bottom Line in Collision Repair will host a panel discussion on what the 21st century holds for the industry and the vital role collision repair will play in it. The event will take place on at NACE | CARS next week on Thursday, August 11th from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 […]
Counterfeit Parts Panel Added to NACE
The Automobile Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (A2C2) will host a panel discussion titled Put the Brakes on Fakes. The panel will discuss how the automotive industry and the U.S. Government are working to protect the safety and welfare of consumers and repair businesses. The panel discussion will take place Friday, August 12, 11:00 a.m. at the Central […]