The Safelite Group, owner of Safelite AutoGlass, announced it acquired Black Diamond Auto Glass. The transaction was completed at the close of business November 9. Black Diamond Auto Glass was founded in 2001 and has locations in Show Low, Taylor, Eagar, and Payson, Ariz. “This acquisition helps expand our customer reach while leveraging the tremendous […]
National General Holdings to Acquire National Farmers Union Insurance
National General Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:NGHC) announced that it has agreed to acquire National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company from QBE North America, an integrated specialist insurer. National Farmers Union Insurance is a Wisconsin domiciled P&C insurance company that predominantly writes personal and farm auto and farm and homeowners’ insurance in the Midwestern United states. […]
Author Donates Portion of Funds from Book Sales to Collision Repair Education Foundation
During the most recent Collision Industry Conference held in Las Vegas, Nev. on October 30, Gary Ledoux, author of the new book, YesterWreck: The History of the Collision Repair Industry In America, stopped to call Brandon Eckenrode, Director of Development for the Collision Repair Education Foundation to the stage to present him with a check […]
Interview: Ramon Suarez, Audatex, Solera Company
In our video interview, Suarez, regional managing director for Audatex, explains how the recently announced AudaTarget predictive analytics system benefits, insurers, collision repair facilities and ultimately consumers. As the pace of change in vehicle technology accelerates, insurers and repairers have responded by updating their operations in response. Part of that response, requires facing the fact […]
Abra Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Ohio
Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced the acquisition of two new collision repair centers in the Cleveland, Ohio suburbs. Located Bedford Heights and Euclid, the Mayfield Collision Centers were acquired in a transaction that closed last Friday, November 9. Established in 1989, Mayfield was named one of 10 Top Body Shops in 2014 by […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in San Francisco
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, […]
1Collision Network Adds Collision Repair Centers in Ohio and Illinois
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 […]
Tom Elder Elected Vice President of AASP National Board
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 […]
U.S. Average Length of Rental in the Third Quarter Flat Compared to 2017
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. […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Awards Over $500,000 in School Grants
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 […]
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