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Fix Auto Canada Adds New Collision Repair Center to Network in Ontario

June 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Canada announced that Fix Auto Brockville, located in Brockville, Ontario, has joined its network. Owner Robert Blenkarn has been in the industry for 17 years and took over ownership of his current location in 2014; this very location just so happened to be Blenkarn’s first co-op placement while he was learning the trade. […]

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

Automechanika and IBIS Announce Events in Frankfurt and Shanghai

June 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automechanika IBIS

The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) and the international Automechanika trade fair announced that the upcoming Automechanika fairs in Shanghai and Frankfurt will each feature an IBIS regional event. Michael Johannes, vice president mobility and logistics at Messe Frankfurt commented, ‘We are delighted that we can offer our trade fair guests such a prestigious conference […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Automechanika, China, Europe, International Bodyshop Industry Symposium

AAA Reports U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Dropping Fast

June 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Gas Prices June 17 2019

According to a report yesterday from AAA, the national average price for gasoline dropped six cents on the week to $2.68, following a consistent downward trend since Memorial Day. The decline is unusual for this time of year. Pump prices usually trickle higher during the summer months due to increased demand. However, the latest Energy […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Gas Prices

Dustin Warren Appointed Automotive Refinish Sales Senior Account Manager at Global Finishing Solutions

June 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) announced that Dustin Warren has joined its automotive refinish sales team as a Senior Account Manager. With more than 20 years of sales experience in the automotive refinish industry, Warren brings extensive knowledge and relationships that can be leveraged to benefit GFS’ customers. His most recent role was at FinishMaster, where […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Global Finishing Solutions, People

Counterfeit Airbag Supplier Sentenced To Prison

June 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Counterfeit Air Bag Supplier Sentenced to Prison

Ohio man ordered to pay over $75,000 and serve one year in prison. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that David Nichols, 69, of Marysville, Ohio, who was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit air bags, was sentenced to serve one year in prison and ordered to pay $75,846 in restitution by U.S. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Counterfeit Parts, Lawsuits, U.S. DOJ

Volvo Cars and Uber Present Production Vehicle Ready for Self-Driving

June 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Volvo Uber

Volvo Cars and Uber, the leading ride-hailing firm, last week presented a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both companies. Uber and Volvo Cars entered a joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Uber, Volvo

GM Investing $150 Million to Increase Full-Size Pickup Truck Production

June 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, which begin shipping to dealers this week. This news follows GM’s announcement last month to expand light-duty, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors

Nominations Open for I-CAR Russ Verona and Jeff Silver Awards

June 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

I-CAR Awards

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced that nominations for its Russ Verona Memorial Award (for a shop) and Jeff Silver Award (for an individual) are now open. The awards recognize deserving achievements in the collision repair industry. The awards honor former I-CAR CEO Jeff Silver and Russ Verona, owner of the first […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, I-CAR

New Hampshire Legislature Passes OEM Collision Repair Procedures Bill

June 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire OEM Collision Repair Procedures HB 664

Legislation includes both collision repair and auto glass. Does not require use of OEM parts included in recommendations. The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday concurred with Senate amendments to a bill prohibiting insurance companies from knowingly fail to pay a claims based upon OEM collision repair procedures. The bill keeps New Hampshire’s existing […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advance Driver Assistance Systems, legislation, Materials, New Hampshire, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Paint

IAA Opens Third Branch in Houston Metro Area

June 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA), a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Auction Services Inc. (NYSE:KAR), announces the opening of its third location in the Houston metro area and the 17th branch in the state to accommodate increased customer needs. The new location, IAA Houston South, is approximately 35 miles […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, Texas

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