Both General Motors and Toyota announced efforts last week to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. General Motors announced it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology. “Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous benefits in terms of greater […]
Cars, Careers & Celebrities Returns to Chicago in September
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the second annual Cars, Careers & Celebrities career fair event will take place at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill) on Friday, September 16 in conjunction with the first race in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup . Hundreds of students are anticipated to attend to meet industry […]
Automotive Aftermarket Scholarship Deadline March 31
Applications for automotive scholarships funded by the University of the Aftermarket Foundation are being accepted through March 31, 2016. The foundation will award over 200 scholarships this year to deserving students pursuing careers in the auto care industry. “With the scholarship application deadline on the horizon, we encourage all interested candidates to log on and […]
Service King Names Sean Huurman Chief Human Resources Officer
Service King Collision Repair Centers today announced the organization has appointed tenured global business executive Sean Huurman to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. Huurman joins Service King with more than 25 years of diverse experience, most recently serving as the Chief Administrative Officer at Imagine Communications. He will begin his new post at […]
Hearing Held on Maryland Aftermarket Parts Bill
Bill would provide require OEM parts for two years after the vehicle was manufactured during insurance-paid collision repair. Requires any non-OEM, aftermarket parts be certified by a non-profit entity, with a public standard setting process, after the two year period. The Maryland House Committee on Economic Matters held a hearing yesterday on House Bill 1258 […]
Connecticut Considers Legislation to Eliminate Double Taxation on Paint and Materials
On March 9, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding held a hearing on Senate Bill 335 (SB 335). The bill proposes to eliminate the sales and use tax on goods used exclusively in a business process such as paint in materials. The bill would help clarify the sales tax treatment of paint […]
#1 Cochran Acquires Sixth Collision Repair Center
#1 Cochran, the Western Pennsylvania automotive retailer and collision repair facility operator, announced that it has acquired Mignogna Collision in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 35 miles east of Pittsburgh. With the acquisition, #1 Cochran’s operates six collision repair centers. The new facility marks the company’s entry into the Westmoreland County market. The 30,000-square-foot facility will continue to […]
Rome Technologies Announces Integration with Auto/Mate
Rome Technologies Inc., the collision repair facility management software provider, announced an integration with Auto/Mate, a dealership management system (DMS) provider. Using the Rome Management interface with the Auto/Mate program enables data to flow between Rome and Auto/Mate. Scott Rome, President of Rome Technologies said, “Rome talking to Auto/Mate will greatly improve the efficiency and […]
Axalta Opens Renovated Cromax Training Center in Belgium
Axalta Coating Systems announced it has recently opened its renovated Cromax training headquarters for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, in Mechelen, Belgium. Extensive work was carried out at The Cromax Training Centre (CTC) in two phases over two years and has seen the facility being completely overhauled – both cosmetically and technologically […]
Interview: Domenic Brusco, Chairman, National Auto Body Council
Brusco, chairman of the National Auto Body Council Board of Directors and senior manager, Industry Relations for PPG Automotive Refinish, discusses how the Council’s programs are helping to improve the image of the collision repair industry. In January, the National Auto Body Council celebrated the 1,000th vehicle donation through the organization’s Recycled Rides program to […]