For the eleventh straight month, the increase in body repair prices was above the rate of inflation. Auto insurance price increased below inflation for past four months. The most recent government figures on inflation through June 2019 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices continues above inflation. For the first half of […]
Fix Auto UK Acquires Collision Repair Center in Wales
Fix Auto UK announced it has acquired its second independent collision repair center. The organization has purchased Ian Hughes Motor Body Repair Centre in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, from previous owner Ian Hughes, who is retiring from the industry after establishing the business over the last 30 years. Ian’s son Simon will stay with the […]
Ford and Volkswagen Expand Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Collaboration
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles – and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S. and Europe. Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess, Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett as well as Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky announced […]
BASF Supports Refinish Training Program at Guilford College in North Carolina
BASF announced its support for the automotive refinish training facility at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) in Greensboro, N.C. BASF supported the efforts to open the 29,000-square-foot training center on Guilford’s campus that continues to host classes each quarter, including R-M and Glasurit certification, buffing, and color matching. With three downdraft prep booths set up […]
Automotive Recyclers Association Joins Global Call for Greater Engagement on Recalls
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with professional automotive recycling industry associations from the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. The international collection of associations is calling for greater engagement by vehicle manufacturers, automotive market participants and government regulators within the global automotive recycling industry to […]
Vermont Supreme Court Awards Over $40,000 to Collision Repair Shop in Short Pay Case
Justices reverse Superior Court ruling in favor of Nationwide Insurance in assignment of benefits lawsuit involving over 70 claims. The Vermont Supreme Court on June 28 reversed a lower court ruling that had overturned a jury award of over $40,000 to a Vermont collision repair facility that had sued Nationwide Insurance for underpayments on claims. […]
Fix Auto USA Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Washington State
Fix Auto USA announced the addition of Fix Auto Vancouver North in Vancouver, Washington to its network of independently-owned collision repair centers. The facility is owned by Franchise Partner Andrey Stefanco. “On behalf of Fix Auto USA, we welcome Fix Auto Vancouver North and Andrey into our family, as they exhibit the characteristics and culture […]
Copart Acquires New Location in Hartford
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) opened a new location in Hartford, Connecticut. This location was formerly Hartford-Springfield Auto Auction. This is Copart’s second location in the state. “Our new Hartford location will provide capacity to accommodate our continuing growth in volume and additional convenience for our buyers in the region,” said Copart CEO Jay Adair. Copart hosts […]
CARSTAR Names Top Franchise Partners at Annual Conference
At its annual conference held in Chicago this week, CARSTAR recognized the U.S. and Canadian CARSTAR franchise partners of the year for their continued leadership and high performance. Michael Macaluso, president of CARSTAR, and Dean Fisher, COO of CARSTAR, presented the CARSTAR Franchise Partner of the Year awards at the opening reception on Wednesday evening. […]
Axalta Appoints Refinish Business Director for UK and Scandinavia
Axalta announced the appointment of Farrell Dolan as Regional Refinish Business Director UK & Scandinavia and Managing Director Axalta UK Limited, that was effective June 1. Dolan joins Axalta from Bridgestone Corporation where he ran the car tire business for Northern Europe for five years. Before that, he spent 12 years working in the OEM […]
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