The inaugural Carolina’s Educational Collision Conference (CECC) will take place on May 18-19 at the Cabarrus Arena at 4551 Old Airport Rd. in Concord, N.C. The educational event for collision repair industry professionals in the Carolinas features classes and seminars from industry-leading speakers, along with vendors, giveaways, auctions and food all around NASCAR All-Star Race […]
Brian Plott Named ETI Executive Director
Brian Plott has been named Executive Director of the Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI). Plott brings over 25 years of experience in aftermarket tool and equipment sales, OEM diagnostics, executive level new business development, and strong relationships across the automotive industry. Plott has held equipment sales management roles with Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, ITW Food […]
Boyd Group Acquires Seven Collision Repair Centers in Oregon and Washington State
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the March 29 acquisition of seven collision repair centers in Oregon and Washington. Two facilities are in Beaverton and Portland, Ore., and five in Washington State ‒ two in Seattle, and one each in Burien, Kent and Olympia. These repair centers were all previously operated by Noel Pennington, who started […]
Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Insurers from Using Photos to Generate Collision Repair Estimates
Legislation would require appraisers and insurers to disclose that consumers are not required to submit photos to obtain an appraisal. Bill also requires insurers to secure a signed aftermarket crash part disclosure. Legislation pre-filed in Louisiana seeks to prohibit appraisers from preparing repair estimates using photographs or telephone calls and require a personal inspection. House […]
MEMA Policy Breakfast to Address Auto Parts Tariff Threats on April 9
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) will hold a policy panel discussion titled Tariffs on Autos and Auto Parts: Auto Parts Are Not a Threat to National Security on April 9, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Now that the Department of Commerce has completed a Section 232 national security investigation of […]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK to Buy Commercial Vehicle Rental Company SHB Hire
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Romsey-based SHB Hire, an award-winning family-owned vehicle hire and management business. The acquisition will provide Enterprise with the opportunity to create one of the largest commercial vehicle rental companies in the country. With more than 100,000 vehicles, Enterprise is already the UK’s largest […]
Study Shows Insurers Adopting Predictive Analytics and AI to Combat Insurance Fraud
Traditional anti-fraud technology tools are giving way to advanced analytics as insurance fraud rises, insurers say in a study of insurtech trends. The biennial study was conducted by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, assisted by the analytics firm SAS across 84 insurer participants. Fraud has risen over the last three years, about two-thirds of insurers […]
Marc Gabbard Receives AASP/NJ James Moy Memorial Award
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) presented the Third Annual James Moy Memorial Award to Marc Gabbard, owner of a Yakima, Wash. collision repair shop and the creator of the Collision Repair Technicians United Facebook group, during a special ceremony on the first night of the NORTHEAST 2019 Automotive Services Show. […]
Consumer Sentiment Rebounded in March
The University of Michigan survey does not indicate emerging recession, but points toward slightly lower new vehicle sales. Consumer confidence rebounded in March to 98.4 from last month’s 93.8, slightly above the average of 97.2 recorded in the past 26 months. The March gain was 4.9 percent compared to February, but remains 3 percent below […]
Fix Auto UK Acquires Collision Repair Center in Daventry
Fix Auto UK announced that it has acquired its first wholly owned independent collision repair center with the purchase of Daventry Panel Craft Ltd, a 10,000 sq. ft. facility that will become Fix Auto Daventry. The decision follows Fix Auto UK’s announcement last summer that revealed it had taken a majority share in existing franchisee […]
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