The Fix Network Canada announced that its national conference is scheduled for September 30-October 1 at the Hilton Quebec City. The event will bring together some of the biggest names in the international automotive industry with an aim to discuss the biggest challenges the aftermarket sector is facing today. The first in two years, the […]
Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Results for August 2022 Show Slight Improvement Over July
Consumer views continue to rebound off the all-time low in June. The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment rose in early August as low and middle-income consumers’ views on inflation improved. The Index of Consumer Sentiment was 55.1 in the mid-August preliminary report released August 12. This is up 7.0% compared to 51/5 […]
New Safety Standard Covering Car Lift Installation and Service Is Now in Effect
ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaces 2015 version, adds new content. The latest version of the American National Standard covering safety requirements for vehicle lift installation and service in North America is now in effect. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaced the existing standard, ANSI/ALI ALIS 2009 (R2015), effective August 4, […]
BASF Expands Automotive Refinish Coatings Capacity in China
Expansion further supports market growth in the automotive industry in China and the rest of Asia. BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. (BCG) announced it expanded the production capacity of automotive refinish coatings at its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China. With the completion of the expansion in July, BASF’s annual production capacity […]
Gas Prices Continue to Decline
AAA reported that the national average for a gallon of regular gas fell 10 cents in the past week to $3.95 today, due primarily to stable oil prices and fewer drivers than usual fueling up. Today’s national average is 62 cents less than a month ago, but 77 cents more than a year ago. “Falling […]
HD Repair Forum Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
For the past five years, stakeholders in the heavy-duty and medium-duty collision repair industry have met annually at the HD Repair Forum to discuss the greatest challenges impacting this market. Leading the conference’s focus and direction and the industry’s requests for progress is the HD Repair Forum’s advisory board, a diverse group of collision repair […]
U.S. Auto Body Repair Prices Up Nearly 15% in July Compared to Last Year
The increase in auto body repair prices continues above the rate of inflation. Marks historic largest year-on-year increase reported since data was tracked starting in 1978. The most recent government figures on inflation through July show the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is above the rate of general inflation for the 13th […]
Auto Glass Now Adds Two New Locations in California
Auto Glass Now, the same-day glass repair, replacement, and calibration provider that is part of the Driven Brands family, announced the opening of two new California locations. Auto Glass Now Pinedale is located at 30 W Spruce Ave in Pinedale and Auto Glass Now Sacramento is located at 9565 Folsom Blvd, in Sacramento. Both facilities […]
ASA August 17 Webinar to Feature I-CAR Best Practices on Electric Vehicle Technology
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) Webinar Wednesday on Wednesday, August 17 at 1 p.m. (EDT) will feature I-CAR’s Dirk Fuchs who will take a close look at Electric Vehicle Technology and the industry-developed best practice for disconnecting and re-connecting high voltage vehicles. More information and registration for the EV technology webinar is available online. In […]
AAA Says Annual Cost of New Car Ownership Crosses $10K Mark
According to the latest research from AAA, the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle in 2022 is $10,728, or $894 per month. A considerable increase from 2021, when the average yearly cost was $9,666 or $805.50 per month. Not surprisingly, fuel prices are the most significant factor pushing this year’s average […]
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