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IIHS Says First Partial Driving Automation Ratings Show Vehicle Manufacturers Have Work to Do

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Only Lexus LS Teammate system earned acceptable rating out of fourteen systems tested. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a new ratings program to encourage automakers to incorporate more robust safeguards into their partial driving automation systems. Out of the first 14 systems tested, only one earns an acceptable rating. Two are rated […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Collision Avoidance, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

LKQ FinishMaster and Collision Repair Education Foundation Announce Fifth Annual Hood Master Event

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The LKQ FinishMaster Team and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Hood Master at 5:00 p.m. (CDT) on Thursday, August 29 at downtown Nashville’s largest historic event space, The Bell Tower. An industry event you must experience with more winners, more prizes, a bigger fundraiser to support CREF, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Hood Master Challenge, LKQ FinishMaster, PiN Master Challenge

Hotel Reservations Open for the 2024 SEMA Show

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hotel reservations for the 2024 SEMA Show being held November 5-8 in Las Vegas, Nev. are now open online. Once again, Show organizers have negotiated the lowest possible nightly rates at the best hotels in the area, only available through SEMA’s official hotel provider, onPeak. “We’re seeing increased interest in the SEMA Show; rooms are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Nevada, SEMA Show

AASP/NJ Mourns the Loss of Board Member Sam Mikhail

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) with great sadness announced the death of longtime member Sam Mikhail, former owner of Prestige Auto Body in Garwood, N.J. Mikhail, an AASP/NJ Hall of Famer, served on the AASP/NJ Board for decades and was a friend and inspiration to all. He strived to make […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, AASP/NJ Hall of Fame, New Jersey, Obituaries

Steve Kohut Named Vice President of Operations at VIVE Collision

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

VIVE Collision announced the promotion of Stephen Kohut to Vice President of Operations. Previously serving as the Regional Market Director for New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kohut has been instrumental in driving substantial growth and operational excellence for the company since joining in 2022. Under Kohut’s leadership, the New Jersey region saw remarkable expansion, growing from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, VIVE Collision

AirPro Diagnostics ADAS Calibrations Meet EURO NCAP Standards

March 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced that its Auggie mobile static calibration device has now met the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) safety standard and ensures a complete and safe FFC ADAS recalibration. Euro NCAP is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment program that was originally started by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AirPro Diagnostics, Approvals, Euro NCAP, Europe, Recalibration

AASP/NJ Readies for Record-Breaking Northeast Trade Show

March 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Trade show runs from March 15-17. Everything one could possibly need to succeed in collision or mechanical repair will be on display at the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, N.J. from March 15-17. Hundreds of booths and exhibitors, a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

ASA Reports U.S. House Hearing on EV Fires Reflects Auto Repair Technicians’ Training Needs

March 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. House Science, Space & Technology Committee’s Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on February 29, 2024. According to the Automotive Service Association (ASA) this recent hearing provided lawmakers an opportunity to gain a better appreciation for the unique challenges and harms posed by EV fires. Subcommittee Chairman Obernolte (R-CA) noted in his […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, Hearing, U.S. House of Representatives

Techs Rock Awards Grand Prize Winners Announced

March 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation has announced Misael Rodriguez of Ben Davis High School and Dustin Thomas of CarMax as Grand Prize Winners in the 6th annual Techs Rock Awards, recognizing both technical students’ and professional technicians’ commitment to the profession. The Future Tech and Working Tech winners were honored Thursday in a ceremony hosted at Mecum […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

SEMA Research Says California Voters Reject Proposed Speed Limiting Devices on Autos

March 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) commissioned a survey among likely November 2024 voters to gauge opinion on SB 961, which would require new cars and trucks to be equipped with speed limiting devices beginning in 2027. The survey, conducted by Rodriguez Gudelunas Strategies in mid-February, found that California’s likely voters overwhelmingly reject the proposed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, legislation, Specialty Equipment Market Association

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