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Mitchell 1st Quarter Industry Trends Report Examines Electric Vehicle Impact on Claims

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Industry Trends Report, Mitchell International

AASP/NJ President Details Decision to Postpone Northeast Trade Show

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Northeast Trade Show

U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABPA Supreme Court Petition

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, U.S. Supreme Court

Boyd Group Acquires 14 Collision Repair Centers in Michigan and Indiana

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Indiana, Michigan

ProCare Collision Acquires Six Locations in Houston

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, ProCare Automotive LLC, Texas

Collision Industry Conference Says April 8-9 Meeting Proceeding as Planned

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Conference

Northeast Trade Show Rescheduled to August 21-23

March 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Northeast Trade Show

NOAA Reports Winter Was Warmer, Wetter than Average for the U.S.

March 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Winter 2020 U.S. Average Temperature Percentiles Map

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: NOAA, Precipitation, Winter Forecast

Fayetteville Tech Collision Repair and Refinish Draft Days March 10-11

March 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina, Workforce Development

ASE Education Foundation Annual Training Conference July 14-17

March 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ASE Education Foundation will hold its seventh annual Instructor Training Conference on July 14-17, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, in Frisco, Texas. The conference will offer more than 60 technical sessions with over 100 hours of training to choose from over three days. Session presenters representing more than 35 organizations will deliver training to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, ASE Education Foundation

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