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Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Basingstoke

December 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Smart Bodyshop in Basingstoke has joined Fix Auto UK and will now operate as Fix Auto Basingstoke. The business was formed by Dale Morris six years ago and the operation moved to a new 10,000 sq. ft.repair center 18 months ago.  The collision repair center has a workforce of 22 and holds vehicle manufacturer approvals […]

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

Second Annual National Auto Body Council Day in Palm Springs January 14

December 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

In 2020, the National Auto Body Council will kick off its 25th anniversary celebration as well as its yearly fundraising efforts with the annual NABC Day for the collision repair industry featuring the annual NABC Pars for Cars Golf Fundraiser, presented by Hertz, a NABC Recycled Rides presentation, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.) education […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: First Responder Emergency Extrication, Golf Outing, National Auto Body Council, Recycled Rides

Majority of Largest U.S. Collision Repair Markets Reported Above Average Wage Growth in Second Quarter

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Top 50 U.S. Counties by Collision Repair Employment

An analysis of average wages showed that a majority of the top 50 U.S. counties by auto body repair facility employment saw growth above the U.S. average. An analysis of U.S. auto body repair facilities, employment and wages by county showed higher average wage growth rates in the majority of the top 50 markets in […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Employment, Shop Population, Wages

CARSTAR Adds Dealership Collision Repair Center to Network in Arizona

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Bill Alexander Ford

CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Bill Alexander Ford in Yuma, Ariz. to its network of independently-owned collision repair facilities Owned by Ryan Hancock, the 4,000 sq. ft. facility is equipped to perform repairs to all makes and models.  “The dealership legacy began in 1956 when Bill Alexander purchased the car lot, with his grandson […]

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

Property Damage Appraisers Expands to the Caribbean Islands and Puerto Rico

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Property Damage Appraisers (PDA), the independent damage appraisal firm, announced it is expanding its services to the Caribbean Islands and Puerto Rico. Automotive industry veteran and PDA franchisee Javier Garcia Mearkle is opening PDA’s first location based in Puerto Rico this November. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Mearkle worked as a technician in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Network Affiliations, Property Damage Appraisers, Puerto Rico

OEM1Stop Website Includes Glass Position Statements

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEM1Stop.com has added links to vehicle manufacturer position statements on auto glass replacement to the parts position statement section of its website. Several vehicle manufacturers have issued position statements cautioning the collision repair industry on the use of non-OEM auto glass due to concerns about its impact on advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) performance or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM1Stop, Position Statement

North and South Carolina Collision Repair Associations to Merge January 1

December 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Carolinas Collision Association logo

On January 1 the North Carolina Association of Collision And Repair (NCACAR) and South Carolina Association of Collision And Repair (SCACAR) will be merging to form the Carolinas Collision Association to benefit their members and sponsors. In May, the two groups cooperated to produce the inaugural Carolina’s Educational Collision Conference (CECC) in Concord, N.C.  The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Carolinas Collision Association, North Carolina, North Carolina Association of Collision & Autobody Repair, South Carolina, South Carolina Association of Collision & Autobody Repair

Auto Glass Assignment of Benefits Legislation Fails in Florida Senate Committee

December 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Senate Bill 312

The legislation would have restricted the ability of repair industry to sue insurers on their customers’ behalf. Legislation introduced earlier this year in the Florida Senate to restrict the use of customer incentives and assignment of benefits agreements in auto glass claims failed to advance yesterday in a committee vote. As CollisionWeek reported Monday, Florida […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

Chrissy Taylor Named Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Holdings

December 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Enterprise Holdings, Inc. today announced Chrissy Taylor, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1. Taylor becomes only the fourth CEO in the company’s more than 60-year history and the third generation of Taylor family CEO leadership, preceded as CEO by her father Andy Taylor […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Enterprise Holdings, People

Boyd Group Obtains Final Court Order on Proposed Corporate Conversion

December 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) announced today that the final order from the Court of Queen’s Bench of Winnipeg approving the plan of arrangement for its conversion from an income trust to a public company, named Boyd Group Services Inc. (BGSI) has been obtained. The arrangement was approved by 97.77% of the votes cast […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group

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