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CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in San Francisco

November 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR AutoWorld Collision

CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Auto World Collision, located at 1100 San Mateo Avenue South, San Francisco, Calif. to its network of independently owned collision repair facilities. Jason Wong, owner of CARSTAR Auto World Collision, entered the industry at a young age, washing cars at 16. Advancing to different roles in the repair world, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

1Collision Network Adds Collision Repair Centers in Ohio and Illinois

November 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kelly Cooper named VP of Operations. 1Collision has also added two new collision center partner locations in Ohio and Illinois CRASH1 Collision Center in Rockford, Ill., owned by Bill Wynkoop, and Dick Lumpkin’s Auto Body, in Piqua, Ohio, owned by Mike Lumpkin and family. Jim Keller, 1Collision President, said, “Both repair center owners are leaders […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, Network Affiliations, People

Tom Elder Elected Vice President of AASP National Board

November 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) congratulated Tom Elder, the association’s past president and current treasurer, who was elected vice president of the AASP national board during their semi-annual meeting in Las Vegas during the SEMA Show. “I look forward to being a part of the Board and seeing if we can […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Board of Directors, People

U.S. Average Length of Rental in the Third Quarter Flat Compared to 2017

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the second consecutive year, Enterprise Rent-A-Car reported that length of rental at U.S. collision repair facilities is flat in the third quarter compared to the year before. Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q3 2018 landed at 12 days in the United States which is even compared to Q3 2017 according to Enterprise Rent-A-Car. […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Length of Rental

Collision Repair Education Foundation Awards Over $500,000 in School Grants

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced more than $500,000 in school grants supported by donations from industry companies and local I-CAR committee fundraising activities. The announcement was made during the Foundation’s annual reception held October 30 at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel during the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev.  The grants will help […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Grants

KSI Auto Parts Acquires Richmond Bumper

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

KSI Auto Parts

KSI Trading Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Richmond Tidewater Bumper (RTB). Based in Mechanicsville, Va., Richmond Tidewater Bumper was founded in 1980 by Norman Seay. KSI’s business will be enhanced by RTB’s 200,000 square foot distribution facility, which provides access to markets in coastal Virginia as well as in North […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, KSI Auto Parts, Virginia

Brenda Hogen Joins PartsTrader as Strategic Accounts Vice President

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PartsTrader, People

Polestar Evaluates Carbon Fiber Body in Crash Test

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carbon Fiber, Crash Testing, Volvo

AAA Projects Highest U.S. Thanksgiving Travel Up 4.8% Over Last Year

November 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Travel Forecast Thanksgiving 2018

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, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Holiday Travel

GM to Build eBikes, Ford Acquires Scooter Business

November 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, eBikes, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Scooters

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