The CEI Group Inc. (CEI) has earned Gold Class designation from the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR). CEI provides accident repair management services to automotive fleets all across North America. The I-CAR designation was earned by CEI’s Quality Control Department, led by Greg Neuman, which consists of 15 licensed physical damage appraisers who […]
Delaware Insurance Department Proposes to Allow Photo-Video Appraisals
State is latest to consider overturning prohibition against use of photographs to prepare collision repair damage appraisals. The Delaware Department of Insurance has proposed to amend its Regulation 602 relating to Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraisers to allow the use of digital images by appraisers. Similar proposals have been proposed in neighboring Pennsylvania and Virginia. […]
Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Location in Florida
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening on March 1 of a new Gerber collision repair center in Punta Gorda, Fla. Punta Gorda is about 23 miles north of Fort Myers and about a two-hour drive south of Tampa. The center is located on US Highway 41 linking Tampa and Miami and is close to […]
KPA Acquires Environmental Compliance and Remediation Inc.
KPA, the provider of automotive dealership management software and services, announced acquisition of Environmental Compliance & Remediation, Inc. (ECR), an environmental compliance organization focused on providing services to clients on the West Coast. Founded in 1993, ECR helps companies to protect their workforce, the environment, and the public while meeting regulatory guidelines. Their environmental engineers, […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation and Rust-Oleum Announce Contest to Help Schools
The Collision Repair Education Foundation and Rust-Oleum are collaborating this spring on a Facebook contest that will help provide high school and college collision school programs with a professional appearance upgrade through the donation of epoxy floor coating. Eighteen schools, who applied for the Education Foundation’s 2015 Makeover school grant, submitted pictures of their collision […]
GM Parts Distribution Centers Receive Energy Star Certification
Eleven General Motors facilities have earned Energy Star certification for superior energy efficiency from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These buildings, which include seven parts distribution centers, a global headquarters office and three IT innovation office centers, have optimized their buildings to leave a smaller carbon footprint. To earn Energy Star certification, buildings must perform […]
Effort to Limit Collision Repair Labor Rates in Mississippi Fails
Legislation seeking to limit the labor rates charged by auto body repair facilities in the state unsuccessful. Two bills seeking to limit hourly rate collision repair facilities can charge for labor both failed to make it out of committee prior to the deadline necessary for them to be considered for adoption. As CollisionWeek reported in […]
CCC Releases 2016 Crash Course Report
According to the CCC’s 2016 Crash Course report the auto claims and collision repair industries are at an ‘inflection point’ as vehicle technology, driving data, mobility and analytics converge and gain momentum. The report is available online to download. The in-depth report that focuses on the trends and business drivers impacting the auto claims and […]
Allstate Creating Innovation Hub in Chicago
New space will help attract data and innovation specialists to drive advancements in research, analytics and telematics. Allstate announced plans to establish an innovation hub at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. The 45,000-square-foot office will bring nearly four hundred jobs to Chicago, primarily in the company’s Quantitative Research & Analytics (QR&A) and Connected Car […]
Applications Available for AkzoNobel Sustainability Grant for Collision Repair Schools
For the third year, the Collision Repair Education Foundation and AkzoNobel are collaborating to offer the Sustainability Challenge Grant for collision repair programs in secondary and post-secondary schools throughout the U.S. The application is part of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant, and the deadline for both grants is June 3, […]