PartsTrader announced the appointment of Brenda Hogen as Strategic Accounts Vice President. In this new role, Hogen will drive sales and business development efforts, developing strategies that provide solution-based results with positive fiscal result for insurance carriers. “Her understanding of the trends and technology that have a direct and immediate impact upon the insurance sector […]
Polestar Evaluates Carbon Fiber Body in Crash Test
Polestar, the electric performance car brand of the Volvo Car Group, has undertaken the first of a series of crash tests as part of the development of the Polestar 1. This represents the first time the Volvo has assessed the strength of a carbon fiber reinforced polymer body in a crash test. “We were […]
AAA Projects Highest U.S. Thanksgiving Travel Up 4.8% Over Last Year
48.5 million Americans plan road trip over the holiday. AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase over last year. The 2018 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005, with 2.5 million more people taking to the nation’s roads, […]
GM to Build eBikes, Ford Acquires Scooter Business
General Motors and Ford made announcements over the past week to expand their electrified mobility portfolios to include eBikes and scooters. GM announced November 2 that it is creating a line of eBikes and is inviting customers to name the new mobility brand. According to the 2016 UN World Cities Report, by 2030, 60 percent […]
National Auto Body Council Elects New Board Members
At the SEMA Show last week in Las Vegas, the National Auto Body Council (NABC) held its annual meeting and board elections. In addition to re-electing three board members whose terms were expiring, it also welcomed four new members to the National Auto Body Council Board. Newly elected board members include: Keith Bell, North American […]
Automotive Lift Institute Elects 2019 Board, New Chairman
Members of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI), the trade association dedicated to vehicle lift safety, elected its 2019 board of directors at the annual meeting October 28 in Las Vegas. Jerome Lentz of Challenger Lifts in Louisville, Ky. was elected chairman. Buck Gasner of DEKRA North America in Marietta, Ga. was re-elected to a second […]
Axalta Opens Research & Development Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia
New 175,000 sq. ft. facility will become home for coatings company’s global research initiatives. Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) today celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 175,000-foot Global Innovation Center offers specialty labs, as well as office space. […]
Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Center in Georgia
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the November 5, opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass repair location in LaGrange, Ga. This center was originally home to a new car dealership. Located about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta, and 30 miles southwest of a Gerber location in Newnan, LaGrange is the county seat of Troup County. […]
ITW Evercoat Named SEMA Best New Collision Repair and Refinish Product Award Winner
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award at the 2018 SEMA Show. These awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge automotive aftermarket products that will be consumable in 2019. In the Collision Repair & Refinish Product category, the winner was ITW Evercoat, for its OPTEX Color Changing Body […]
Copart Continues Germany Expansion with Auction Location Near Berlin
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) is opening a new location in the south of Berlin, Germany. The facility is located at Nobelstr. 10 Massen-Niederlausitz, Brandenburg, Germany. This is Copart’s first location in the proximity of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is the company’s fifth location in the country. “Our patented online vehicle auction platform is one […]
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