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Waymo Opens Full Driverless Taxi Service to Public in Phoenix

October 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Waymo Phoenix

In a blog post, Waymo announced yesterday that it was opening its fully driverless taxi service to the general public in Phoenix, Ariz. Waymo had announced in 2017 its vehicles had started operating on public roads in the Phoenix, Ariz. market without drivers as part of an early rider program.  “Beginning today, October 8, we’re […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, Autonomous Vehicles, Waymo

Registration Opens for Virtual Global Automotive Recycling Convention

October 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced that attendee and exhibitor registration for the 77th Annual ARA Convention & Exposition, the industry’s only live training and trade show experience this year, is available on the ARA website.  Originally scheduled to take place at the Peppermill Resort & Cason in Reno, Nevada, the event has transitioned into […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Automotive Recyclers Association, Webinars

U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Up 4% Year-on-Year in September

October 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LMC September 2020 Sales

LMC Automotive sees unexpected strength in new vehicle market, raises annual sales forecast. U.S. September light vehicle sales grew by 4% on a Year-over-Year (YoY) basis, to 1.34 million units, pushing the selling rate to 16.3 mn units and marking the first month above the 16 million threshold since the start of the pandemic, according […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LMC Automotive, New Vehicle Sales

Crash Champions Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Southern California

October 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC  announced the acquisition of Fountain Valley Bodyworks, Inc., the largest family owned MSO with two locations in Orange County, Calif. With the addition of Fountain Valley Bodyworks, Crash Champions now has 25 shops in Southern California. Crash Champions has 47 total locations across Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, and California. Founded in 1974 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Crash Champions

Susquehanna Private Capital Acquires Four Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania, Forms Quality Collision Group

October 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Quality Collision Group logo

Susquehanna Private Capital, LLC (SPC) announced the acquisition of Brandywine Coach Works a multiple collision repair shop facility operator with four centers that is headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pa. In conjunction with the announcement, SPC announced the formation of Quality Collision Group (QCG), a holding company that will pursue strategic acquisitions of auto repair facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Brandywine Coach Works, Pennsylvania, Quality Collision Group, Susquehanna Private Capital

Patrick Brown Named President and CEO of OEConnection

October 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection LLC (OEC), the leading technology provider to automotive original equipment manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Patrick C. Brown as its new President and CEO. Patrick succeeds Chuck Rotuno who was named Executive Chairman. These changes are effective immediately. Brown brings extensive experience running high-growth companies in the FinTech, InsurTech and automotive industries. Most […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: OEConnection, People

Axalta Extends Free Online Curriculum Offering to All Vocational Schools

October 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) today announced that its online refinish curriculum is available to all vocational schools at no charge. This offering, which originally began as a pilot program with just a few vocational schools, is being extended to support all vocational schools in North America and their students, specifically at a time when distance learning […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Career and Technical Education

Private Equity Firm Seeks Delisting of Opus Group Shares

October 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Firm formed by Searchlight Capital Partners and Opus CEO controls more than 90% of the publicly-traded shares. Ograi BidCo AB announced it now controls of more than 90 per cent of the shares in Opus Group AB (publ) and is seeking a delisting of the firms share and initiate a compulsory redemption of the remaining […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Autologic Diagnostics, Drew Technologies, Opus Group AB, Sweden

CSN Adds Collision Repair Facility to Network in Calgary

October 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN has announced that CSN Autolab in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is the latest collision repair facility to join its network. The leadership team at CSN Autolab consists of three childhood friends whose relationships date back to elementary school. CSN Autolab CEO, Ryley Churchill, got his start in the collision repair industry as a detailer fresh […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations

Copart Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

October 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the appointment of three new members to its senior executive leadership team including Chief Operating Officer Steve Powers, Chief Marketing and Product Officer Scott Booker, and Chief Financial Officer John North. All three executives will work from Copart’s global headquarters in Dallas, Texas and will report to Copart President Jeff Liaw. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, People

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