CARSTAR hosted a grand opening event in celebration of its largest multi-store owner joining the CARSTAR family. CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body, that announced it was joining the CARSTAR network last summer, has 11 collision repair centers in the San Francisco Bay area of California. In honor of the innovative multi-store owner joining the network, CARSTAR […]
NSF Certifies Seven Crash Champions Collision Repair Shop Locations in Chicago Market
NSF International has certified seven Crash Champions locations throughout the Chicago area. NSF International’s independent, third-party collision repair shop certification assesses and evaluates a shop’s ability to meet specific quality, operations, and training and technical service requirements. These requirements include following original equipment (OE) repair procedures, providing exemplary customer service, assessing staff competency, ensuring the […]
Auto Associations Oppose Missouri Legislation Repealing Vehicle Safety Inspections
Automotive industry trade associations have joined to oppose legislation House Bill 451 (HB 451) in Missouri aimed at eliminating that state’s premier vehicle safety inspection program. The Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association and Tire Industry Association are longtime advocates of periodic motor vehicle safety inspection in states. In letters to Missouri state lawmakers, the […]
Axalta Opens its Largest Refinish Training Centre in India
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) announced it opened of a new Refinish Training Center in Manesar, India. At 20,000 sq. ft., the new training facility was inaugurated by Sobers Sethi, President, Emerging Markets, Axalta. Manesar is an industrial town in Gurugram district of Haryana state in India and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
Nevada Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Bill Scheduled for Hearing March 1
Legislation would prohibit an insurer from requiring a collision repair facility to use non-OEM parts for 60 months from manufacture date of vehicle without consumer approval. Nevada Assembly Bill 173 (AB 173) would amend existing non-OEM part disclosure laws to prohibit insurers from requiring the use of non-OEM parts for the repair of physical damage […]
Bentley Releases 2019 Glasurit Refinish Training Schedule
Bentley Motors released its training course schedule for Glasurit, the BASF refinish paint line that holds exclusive global approval for Bentley repairs. The training courses will be instructor-led for paint technicians who work within the Bentley Accredited Bodyshop Network, or are in the process of accreditation. The following courses will be held at BASF training […]
Enterprise Partners with UK’s Thatcham Research for Online Training Program
Enterprise Holdings has become the first company to subscribe to ecademy, the new online vehicle technical learning program from UK-based Thatcham Research. The ecademy program consists of 12 interactive modules which are completed over the course of a year. Key subjects included in the program include Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and calibration, Hybrid and […]
Australia’s IAG Releases 2017-18 Quality Report
IAG today released its sixth Quality Report, the insurance industry’s only report that provides annual data on motor and property repair standards. The Quality Report provides an insight into the monitoring, assessment and quality repair standards across IAG’s nation-wide property and motor repair network. In 2017-18 IAG undertook more than 440,000 motor vehicle repair assessments […]
New Vehicle Retail Sales Projected Down in February Compared to 2018
J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecast February sales to decline 2.4 percent versus February 2018. Truck and SUV sales make up over 70 percent of new vehicles. New vehicle retail sales in February are expected to fall from a year ago. Retail sales are projected to reach 946,600 units, a 2.4 percent decrease compared with […]
White House and California Discontinue Talks on Proposed Auto Emissions Regulations
On February 21, officials from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue discussions with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. Despite the Administration’s best efforts to reach a common-sense solution, it is time to […]
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