KAR Auction Services Inc. (NYSE: KAR) announced today that its board of directors formally approved the separation of its salvage auction business from KAR through a distribution of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, IAA Spinco Inc. that will be renamed IAA, Inc., to KAR stockholders on a pro […]
Kirt Walker Named CEO-Elect at Nationwide
Kirt Walker has been named Chief Executive Officer-elect of Nationwide. He will assume the top leadership role at the Columbus, Ohio-based insurance and financial services provider on Oct. 1, succeeding CEO Steve Rasmussen, who earlier this spring announced his decision to retire in the fall. Walker, with the Nationwide family of companies for 33 years, […]
Cadillac Increases Super Cruise Compatible Highway Network by 70,000 Miles
More than 200,000 highway miles will be available for hands-free driving by Q4 2019. Cadillac announced it is expanding the availability of Super Cruise to an additional 70,000 miles of compatible, divided highways in the United States and Canada. This expansion will bring the hands-free driver assistance feature available on more than 200,000 total miles […]
Missouri Repairers Urged to Contact Governor to Support Veto of Anti-Vehicle Safety Inspection Legislation
As CollisionWeek reported Monday, Missouri House Bill 451, that would have repealed the requirement that motor vehicles be inspected before being licensed, failed to make it to the Missouri Senate floor for a final vote. While House Bill 451 died in the Senate, two other bills had language added that dilute vehicle safety inspection by exempting […]
Louisiana Legislature Passes Collision Repair and Auto Glass Anti-Steering Legislation
Bill expands state’s current anti-steering law and increases fines that can be levied on auto insurance companies. On Saturday, June 1, the Louisiana Senate voted to approve legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third […]
Urgently Launches Collision Logistics Management to Improve Towing Experience for Insurers and Customers
Urgently, the global mobility and roadside assistance platform, today introduced Collision Logistics Management, that aims providing a more efficient, transparent and cost-saving alternative to existing accident scene and secondary towing processes for insurers and policyholders. Urgently Collision Logistics Management leverages technology with collision protocols to improve transparency and efficiency through each step of the process, […]
Northwood University Launches Automotive Aftermarket Executive MBA
Northwood University is now enrolling for the Automotive Aftermarket Executive MBA, set to begin on August 26. The Automotive Aftermarket Executive MBA program is designed to serve a wide-range of professionals employed by aftermarket organizations that provide products and services purchased for passenger and light to heavy-duty vehicles. This includes manufacturing, retail distribution, wholesale distribution, […]
Pre-Crash External Side Airbag System Introduced
A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by auto industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. The company says the system provides an additional lateral crumple zone, which can help save lives and reduce occupant injury severity by up to 40 percent. To make this possible, ZF […]
Registration Open for November 4 MSO Symposium
8th annual collision repair event will take place Monday before SEMA and AAPEX in Las Vegas. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced in May that the 8th installment of the MSO Symposium would take place on the Monday before the SEMA/AAPEX show, November 4th, in Las Vegas, Nev. Similar to past years, the event’s agenda, […]
GMG EnviroSafe Acquires Compliance Services, Inc.
GMG EnviroSafe, the provider of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services in the automotive repair industry, announced the acquisition of Minneapolis, Minn.-based Compliance Services, Inc. Compliance Services, founded in 1995, provides EHS compliance assistance to small-to-medium sized companies across many different industries in the Midwest. “Our acquisition of Compliance Services accelerates GMG’s strategy to expand […]
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