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Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Washington State

December 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Tacoma, Washington. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Salatino’s Collision Center. Located in Washington’s Puget Sound, Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County and the third largest city in Washington with a population of approximately 200,000 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Washington State

General Motors and LG Chem to Invest $2.3 Billion in Ohio Battery Manufacturing Joint Venture

December 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors (NYSE:GM) and LG Chem today announced plans to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to a total of $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture company. The joint venture will establish a battery cell assembly plant on a greenfield manufacturing site in the Lordstown […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, General Motors, Ohio, Openings

BASF to Double Refinish Coatings Production Capacity in China

December 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first half of 2022.  “Guangdong Province is of strategic importance to BASF in Greater China,” said Zheng Daqing, Senior Vice President, Business and Market […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, BASF, China, Openings

Collision Repair Education Foundation Hosting Golf Fundraiser April 7 in Jacksonville

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jacksonville TopGolf Fundraiser flyer

The Collision Repair Education Foundation will hold a fundraiser Tuesday, April 7 at TopGolf in Jacksonville, Fla. The golf fundraiser will be held in conjunction with collision industry meetings taking place later that week. Proceeds from the event will benefit local Jacksonville high school collision programs as well as other high school and college collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser

Boyd Unitholders Vote in Favor of Corporate Conversion

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Transition to public corporation expected to be completed by January 1. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE: BYD.UN) announced that its unitholders have voted in favor of the plan to convert the Fund from an income trust to a public corporation named Boyd Group Services Inc.  Unitholders representing 81.03% of all units outstanding voted in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group

GM Reports Over $3 Million Partner Perks Part Rebates Since Launch Earlier This Year

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales (GM CCA) announced milestone growth, as well as a new enhancement to its my GM Partner Perks program.  Launched earlier this year, my GM Partner Perks provides enrolled repair facilities and collision shops with a comprehensive parts loyalty program, rewarding on purchases of GM Genuine Parts, ACDelco, Chevrolet Performance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors, OEM Parts

Ford and McDonalds Partner to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collaboration builds on both companies’ commitments to environmental stewardship. Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housings. Every year, millions of pounds of coffee chaff, the dried skin of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ford Motor Company, OEM Parts

NASTF Seeks Assistance to Expand Heavy Duty Vehicle Capabilities

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) is requesting industry participation as it develops its heavy duty capabilities. NASTF has served as a cooperative effort among the automotive service industry, the equipment and tool industry and automotive manufacturers. In keeping with that spirit of cooperation. As NASTF prepares to release a full website overhaul in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Heavy Duty Trucks, National Automotive Service Task Force

Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Opus Group

December 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Group including CEO seeks to acquire all outstanding shares of global vehicle diagnostic and inspection firm.  Searchlight Capital Partners together with Lothar Geilen, the chief executive officer of Opus Group AB (STO:OPUS) announced a public offer to the shareholders of Opus Group AB to acquire all outstanding shares in the Sweden-based vehicle diagnostic and inspection […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Opus Group AB, Private Equity, Sweden

Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in British Columbia

December 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Canada announced that Fix Auto Surrey joined its network in British Columbia. Owner Moe Tabatabaei has been in the automotive industry for 30 years and has owned his shop since 2014. “Cars have always been of great interest to me since a very young age; everything from the mechanics to the overall structure,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, Fix Auto Canada, Network Affiliations

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