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Copart Opens New Location in North Carolina

November 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) opened a new location in Lumberton, North Carolina, consisting of 89 acres. “We’re happy to offer a new location in North Carolina for our buyers and sellers,” said Copart President Jeff Liaw. “We are delighted to continue the expansion of our global network of facilities to better serve our customers. We thank […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, North Carolina, Openings

Automotive Body Parts Association Announces 2021 Annual Meeting April 13-16 in Nashville

November 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 2021 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held April 13-16 at the Renaissance Hotel located in Nashville, Tenn. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. In addition to the ABPA’s organizational business meetings, the event will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Meeting, Automotive Body Parts Association

OEConnection Acquires Summit Consulting International

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The acquisition enhances OECs ability to leverage data and deliver increased value to customers. OEConnection (OEC) announced today that it has acquired Summit Consulting Int’l, Inc. (SCI), a business intelligence (BI) consulting and solutions provider to the automotive industry. In addition to dealer fixed operations and body shop consulting, training and OEM-certification services, Summit offers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, OEConnection, Texas

Certified Collision Group Adds 23 Collision Repair Centers to Network in October

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced today the addition of 23 new collision repair centers to its network in October. “This is our second largest growth month in 2020,” stated Marty Evans, CCG’s Chief Operating Officer, “and a continuation of our steadfast commitment to the independent, owner-operator who believes in OE Certified repairs and delivers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Collision Group, Network Affiliations

Fix Auto USA Adds Six New Collision Repair Centers to Franchise Network

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto USA announced the addition of six franchise collision repair centers to its network. These locations allow Fix Auto USA deeper penetration in the existing markets of Phoenix, Northern and Southern California, and San Diego. The independently owned and operated collision repair centers include: Fix Auto Avondale (Avondale, Ariz.) – Owned and operated by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations

CARSTAR Adds New Franchise Collision Repair Center to Network in Minnesota

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Care Collision

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Auto Care Collision Center, an 8,200 sq. ft. collision repair facility located at 4757 W. Arrowhead Road, in Hermantown, Minn. Dennis Adamski, owner of CARSTAR Auto Care Collision Center, purchased his local body shop over 10 years ago. The advancement of modern vehicles has yet to slow since then, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Minnesota, Network Affiliations

Nick Daurio Elected Secretary of Automotive Recyclers Association

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced that Nick Daurio of Daurio Auto Truck Inc. in Pueblo, Colo. was unanimously approved by the membership to join the ARA Executive Committee as Secretary for 2020-2021. Daurio was nominated to the position in July. “It is my extreme pleasure to serve ARA as incoming Secretary,” said Daurio. “I […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Recyclers Association, Board of Directors, Colorado, People

GEICO Reports Collision Claims Severity Up 7-9% in First Nine Months of 2020

November 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO Q3 2020 and First Nine Months Results

Frequency remained down 24-26% so far this year compared to 2019. On November 7, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported its third quarter earnings, including details about its GEICO subsidiary, the second largest auto insurer in the U.S. According to the company’s quarterly report, GEICO generated a pre-tax underwriting earnings of $276 million. The company reported significant […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Berkshire Hathaway, Earnings, GEICO

Hyundai Says 96% of New Vehicles Come with Automatic Emergency Braking

November 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

During the past year, 96% of the Hyundai vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. offered Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) as standard equipment, meeting a voluntary industry commitment two years in advance of the deadline. “Hyundai’s AEB safety technology, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, is now standard on 96% of our lineup of cars and SUVs,” said […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Hyundai

Fix Auto UK Adds Corporate-Owned Collision Repair Center in Liverpool

November 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Liverpool South

Fix Auto UK has added its seventh location to its owned portfolio of collision repair center after taking over the building in Liverpool left vacant by Nationwide Accident Repair Services following its sale in September. The repair center will be known as Fix Auto Liverpool South and will be managed by Lesley Knisz, who has […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, Openings, United Kingdom

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