Edmunds forecasts April will be the worst auto sales month in at least 30 years due to the coronavirus pandemic. As can be expected given the number of dealership sales department closures due to being deemed non-essential businesses, Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the […]
Gulf States Toyota Selects CCC for Collision Repair Parts Marketing Program
CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that Gulf States Toyota, Inc. will leverage CCC Promote technology to provide its dealers with a new marketing solution to price and promote parts to thousands of collision repair facilities while estimates are being written. CCC Promote is powered by the CCC ONE platform used by 25,000 repairers […]
LKQ Reports First Quarter Revenue Down Versus Prior Year on Coronavirus Impact
LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was $3.0 billion, a decrease of 3.2% as compared to $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2019. For the first quarter of 2020, parts and services organic revenue decreased 3.5% and 4.7% on a per day basis. Net income for the first […]
Axalta to Expand Waterborne Production in China
Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) broke ground on the newest phase of its Jiading plant in Shanghai, China to expand its waterborne coatings capacity in the country. Expected to be operational by early 2021, this expanded facility will position Axalta to meet rising demand for sustainable coatings from automotive and industrial customers across southern and eastern China. “This […]
Nationwide to Close Offices in Five States in Permanent Shift in Workplace and Work-from-Home Strategy
Employees at five locations in the U.S. will shift to work-at-home permanently. Nationwide announced a plan to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model where staff will be primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other locations. “We’ve been investing in our technological capabilities for years, and those investments really paid […]
Interview: Michael Macaluso, Driven Brands
Macaluso, group president of Driven Brand’s Paint, Collision & Glass segment, details the Fix Auto USA acquisition and how it benefits the franchise group’s collision repair strategy, insurance and vendor relationships. With last week’s announcement that it was acquiring the franchise operations of Fix Auto USA along with ten Auto Center Auto Body (ACAB) company […]
Boyd Group Reports First Quarter Results Up 12.5% Versus 2019
Same store sales decreased 1.5%. Company raises CA$200 million to fund future acquisitions and improve balance sheet. Boyd Group Services Inc. (TSE:BYD) announced its preliminary first quarter financial results and that it raised approximately CA$200 million ($143.6 million) through a bought deal share issuance under an agreement with CIBC Capital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc., Goldman […]
PPG Reports Lower First Quarter Sales as Pandemic Impacts Results
PPG (NYSE:PPG) reported first quarter 2020 net sales of about $3.4 billion, down approximately 7% versus the prior year. Selling prices increased more than 1%. Sales volumes were down 8% versus the prior year, in aggregate, including an estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic of $225 million, or about 6%. Unfavorable foreign currency translation impacted […]
NJM Insurance Commits $400,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts
NJM Insurance Group, the property and casualty insurer in the Mid-Atlantic region, has committed over $400,000 to COVID-19 relief efforts to assist families, businesses, and communities impacted by the pandemic. The funding will go toward non-profits serving essential needs, health care providers, emergency responders and coordinated statewide efforts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “Community support […]
Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services
Collision repair facility operators are facing widespread changes in how they operate as a result of the pandemic. CCC’s Dan Risley details near and long-term trends facing the industry and what collision repair professionals are doing today to prepare. With collision repair facility operators across the U.S. facing an unprecedented downturn in demand in the […]
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