The report, the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the U.S. program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy by 2025 that has been driving vehicle technology change, says vehicle manufacturers are on pace to meet 2025 fuel economy requirements. Vehicle manufacturers concerned market has changed since rules first introduced and question […]
Japanese Auto Parts Maker to Pay $130 Million Fine in Anti-Trust Case
The U.S. Justice Department announced yesterday that Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $130 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of and rig the bids for automotive body sealing products installed in cars sold in the U.S. According to charges filed yesterday […]
Texas I-CAR Committees Schedule Inaugural Johnny Dickerson Memorial Golf Fundraiser
Funds raised will be used to help collision repair school programs. The Texas I-CAR Committees have partnered together to organize the inaugural Johnny Dickerson Golf Memorial Fundraiser that will be held Saturday, October 8 at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland, Texas. Funds raised through this event will benefit both the Johnny Dickerson Memorial Fund and […]
Insurance Auto Auctions Expands Three Branches in Texas
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (KAR), and the leading live and live-online salvage auto auction company, announced the expansion and improvement of three locations in Texas – Corpus Christi, Houston, and McAllen facilities. Through strategic, ongoing growth, the expansions of facilities serve to both promote IAA’s continued dedication […]
GEICO Names Shane Wheeler Assistant Vice President of Claims in Tucson
GEICO has named Shane Wheeler assistant vice president of claims at its regional office in Tucson. Wheeler will oversee GEICO’s claims operation in several western states including: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington. Wheeler joined GEICO in 1999 at the company’s San Diego office as a management intern. He then worked in several […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in North Carolina
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the July 15, opening of a Gerber brand collision repair center in Statesville, North Carolina. The center previously operated as Black’s Collision Repair and served a six-brand dealership group. Statesville is in central North Carolina, about 40 miles north of Charlotte. “We are very pleased to add this center which […]
BASF Opens Automotive Coatings R&D Center in Shanghai
BASF expanded its regional research and development (R&D) activities for automotive coatings in Asia with its new BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. At these coatings and coating resins laboratories, the company’s R&D team is innovating to address regional automotive customers’ growing demands for high-performance, quality and flexible coatings solutions with a lower […]
S/P2 Adds First of 12 Sustainability Courses for Collision Repair and Mechanical Customers
S/P2 announced that it will be launching a 12-course package in October 2016 focusing on sustainable business practices for automotive repair facilities. The courses provide information about how going green is a smart financial decision, as well as good for the environment. In anticipation of the October launch, S/P2 has added one of the 12 […]
Demonstration Schedule Announced for NACE | CARS 2016
NACE | CARS released the complete schedule for demonstrations during the Expo, taking place Thursday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 12 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. This year’s Expo features expanded OE involvement and demonstrations, such as those described below, on the latest products, materials & technology, and the latest solutions available […]
Body Repair Prices, Auto Insurance and Inflation
Auto body repair prices in June up more than two percent compared to year ago. Auto insurance prices were up 6.5 percent during the same period. The most recent government figures on inflation through June 2016 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices has increased slightly during the first half of 2016 […]