The National Body Repair Association (NBRA), the trade association for the UK’s vehicle body repair shops is calling on the government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) through the end of December. The program is currently to expire at the end of October. Despite body shops being permitted to remain open during the […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Rebounded in May and June
After record declines in April, employment and hours worked rebounded significantly as economy started to reopen. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) covering the final May and preliminary June employment, hours worked and wages shows significant improvement. But, the stark picture of the […]
September 17 CIECA Webinar Features Frank Terlep and Jake Rodenroth
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its next CIECAST webinar, Collision Industry Disruptions: What They Are & How They Will Disrupt the Industry featuring Frank Terlep, CEO of Autotechcelerators, and Jake Rodenroth, director of OEM and industry technical relations for asTech, will be held on Thursday, September 17 at noon (EDT). All industry […]
Auto Club Enterprises Earns I-CAR Gold Class
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced that it has awarded Insurance Gold Class business recognition at the corporate level to Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group. The insurer’s appraiser staff completed the Auto Physical Damage Appraiser (APDA) training requirements in I-CAR’s Professional Development Program (PDP), therefore achieving corporate Insurance Gold Class. Auto Club […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation 2021 Golf Fundraiser Set for July 13
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will be hosting its’ annual summer golf fundraiser on Tuesday, July 13th 2021, which and will take place in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in conjunction with regularly scheduled industry meetings. Registrants will enjoy a day of lunch, golf, and a dinner reception at the semi-private Stonewater Golf Course, […]
U.S. Justice Department Sues Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida alleging that Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off a car belonging to a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was deployed overseas. The […]
AutoNation to Discontinue Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Business
Sales of non-OEM collision parts represented less than 1% of parts and service gross profit in first half of year. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) announced it will close its aftermarket collision parts business, referred to as AutoNation Collision Parts (ACP) by the end of 2020. The ACP business represented less than 1% of AutoNation’s Parts […]
Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in North Carolina
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Cornelius, N.C. The location previously operated as a dealer collision center. Cornelius is a suburb of Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, and is located along Lake Norman, the largest man-made body of fresh water in the […]
Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Midland, Ontario
Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Midland in Midland, Ont. to its network. Owners Wally Betcher and Gary Betcher have been in the automotive aftermarket industry for 13 years, starting out as auto body technicians. Six years ago, they decided to start a business together and opened a collision repair center. “We […]
Key Choice Collision Centers Opens Network Membership in Midwest
Key Choice Collision Centers announced it is looking for potential new collision repair center partners in the Midwest region for the first time in this network’s 13 year history. Founded in 2005 by a group of collision repair shop owners in the region, they have developed a working infrastructure that has proven to be a […]
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