For the 18th consecutive year, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA), has awarded three collision centers as Toyota Certified Collision Centers (TCCC) of the Year. This national award is based on a 12-month evaluation of customer satisfaction, collision sales growth, employee certifications, and benchmark achievements. The recipients are: Balise Collision Center/Balise Toyota of Warwick, Warwick, […]
Mitchell 1st Quarter Industry Trends Report Examines Electric Vehicle Impact on Claims
Mitchell International released its Auto Physical Damage edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the first quarter of 2020. Mitchell executives share insights on challenges that insurance executives face in the auto collision damage/electric vehicle market. Market trends continue to show more signs of acceptance of electrification, but carriers face increasing price pressures because […]
AASP/NJ President Details Decision to Postpone Northeast Trade Show
Several hours prior to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declaring a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced that the NORTHEAST 2020 Automotive Services Show would be rescheduled from original dates March 20-22 to August 21-23 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal
The denial leaves in place lower court finding Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable. The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition by the Automotive Body Parts Association to hear its appeal of lower court rulings that found design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 were valid […]
Boyd Group Acquires 14 Collision Repair Centers in Michigan and Indiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of 14 collision repair centers in Michigan (8 locations) and Indiana (6 locations). The new Gerber Collision & Glass shops were previously branded as Vision Collision, 14/69 Auto Body, Angola Collision Services and Mcfall’s Collision & Frame Service in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Lansing, Michigan, areas. Ft. […]
ProCare Collision Acquires Six Locations in Houston
ProCare Collision, the Texas-based Multi Shop Operator (MSO), announced today that they have acquired six Hodges Collision locations in the Houston metro area. With this acquisition, ProCare now has 41 shops in Texas, with 11 in the Houston market. ProCare Collision will now service new areas around Houston including The Woodlands, Spring, Magnolia and Deer […]
Collision Industry Conference Says April 8-9 Meeting Proceeding as Planned
The Collision Industry Conference announced in an email yesterday that, at this time, its April 8-9 meeting in Jacksonville, Fla. will take place as planned. According to the email: At this time, we are full steam ahead for our Jacksonville meeting! Our group is watching the Covid-19/Coronavirus news, and staying in contact with our hotel […]
Northeast Trade Show Rescheduled to August 21-23
Due to growing coronavirus concerns in tri-state area, show management has decided to postpone the March event. The NORTHEAST 2020 Automotive Services Show has been rescheduled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The event will now take place August 21-23. In am email trade show management said, “After careful consideration, due to recent events […]
NOAA Reports Winter Was Warmer, Wetter than Average for the U.S.
Winter? For some regions of the country it was as if it never happened at all. The period from December through February was much warmer than normal across the contiguous United States, while precipitation remained above-average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information. It was a very warm […]
Fayetteville Tech Collision Repair and Refinish Draft Days March 10-11
Fayetteville Technical Community College Draft Days, a hiring event for students nearing graduation from the Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology Program will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The two-day event gives automotive industry representatives a chance to observe the students performing collision repair operations and processes. The representatives can also interact with […]
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