Infrastructure package includes vehicle safety provisions and technician workforce outreach program. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that in a 24-hour long marathon mark-up, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act. The surface transportation reauthorization bill provides $494 billion over five years for transportation initiatives. The […]
Collision Repair Facilities Report Sales Declines Worsened in May
Over 9 out of 10 collision repairers reported lower sales in May compared to 2019. Shop size weighted sales decline increased over April. Collision repair facility operators responding to the most recent CollisionWeek Collision Repair Business Conditions survey covering May, reported sales continued to be depressed by the pandemic response that took cars off of […]
National Auto Body Council Announces New Recognition Awards for 25th Anniversary
The National Auto Body Council Body announced that in celebration of its 25th anniversary, it is revamping the NABC Awards program to formally recognize leadership of and commitment to improving the collision repair industry. “As our organization has grown and evolved, so should our awards program to recognize the industry’s leaders,” said Bill Garoutte, president […]
LKQ Europe Reports Continuing Recovery Across Business
LKQ Europe CEO Arnd Franz says that while volume is below pre-pandemic levels, they are seeing continued growth in its business. “After a significant slump in the spare parts business at the beginning of April, the market will not return to its former level so quickly, but we are seeing continuous recovery of the workshop […]
SolutionWorks Chooses Mobile Tech RX Business Management Platform
Mobile Tech RX, the business management platform for auto reconditioning businesses, announced a new partnership with the SolutionWorks, the new enterprise coming out of the merger announced in March 2020 between AutoWorks Paintless Dent Repair and Catastrophe Solutions International (CSI). SolutionWorks chose to partner with Mobile Tech RX because of its established position as a […]
UK-based HBC Vehicle Services Rebrands to IAA
IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced that its UK-based business unit HBC Vehicle Services has rebranded as part of the global IAA brand. “Our in-country focused business model successfully leverages the resources of IAA while investing in the infrastructure, leadership and service delivery for the local market,” stated Terry Daniels, Senior Vice President of Global Operations for […]
Survey Predicts Higher Than Normal Automobile Usage as Economy Reopens
Research shows consumers plan to increase use of their own car and reduce use of public transportation as pandemic restrictions lift. Urgently, the global mobility and roadside assistance platform, expects increased miles driven to propel year-over-year growth of mobility and roadside assistance volumes to as much as 130% this summer, as pandemic restrictions lift and […]
AMi Expands FCA Certified Collision Network Online Training
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) announced today it will be expanding the FCA Certified Collision Network’s online training to include technical topics and requirements. The new online course, FCA Driver Assistance Systems will be combined with wiTech 2.0 Fundamentals, wiTech 2.0 Flashing an ECU, and How to Use Tech Authority to create the new technician […]
National Safety Council Projects Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates Jump 36.6% in April Despite Quarantines
For second straight month, preliminary estimates show emptier but riskier roads. Preliminary estimates based on April data from all 50 states indicate that for the second straight month, Americans did not reap any safety benefit from having less roadway traffic. In fact, the roads became even more lethal as miles driven plummeted. Preliminary estimates from […]
San Francisco Area Collision Repair Shop Operator Charged with Wire Fraud
Government alleges defendant orchestrated kickback scheme and lied to secure PPP loan. Geoffrey M. Palermo, owner of GMP Cars, was charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud and making false statements in a loan application in connection with multiple schemes to defraud from 2013 to 2020. According to the complaint, Palermo, 56, of Novato, […]
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