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Copart Expands its Chicago South Location

March 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced it added 44 acres to its Chicago South facility located at 89 E. Sauk Trail, in Chicago Heights, Ill. With this expansion, the facility is now 80-acres allowing Copart to accommodate the growth it is experiencing in this market. “This expansion is a great win for our business and helps grow […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, Illinois, Openings

CARS Cooperative Partners with asTech

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The CARS Cooperative announced it has partnered with Repairify, Inc., the makers of the asTech diagnostic device, offering vehicle diagnostic and calibration services to its more than 700 locations in the United States. Through this preferred partnership, CARS Cooperative members will be able to offer customers and insurance partners’ vehicle electronics diagnostic and calibration services […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, CARS Cooperative, Repairify

Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Aaron Lowe Interview

In our telephone interview, Lowe discusses the factors driving legislation to revamp Massachusetts Right to Repair law. In 2012, Massachusetts passed a Right to Repair law governing independent repairer and supplier access to the information necessary to repair consumer’s vehicles. As a result of that law, vehicle manufacturers and supporter of the Right to Repair […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Diagnostics, Interview, legislation, Massachusetts, OEM Repair Procedures, Right to Repair, Telematics

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Guelph, Ontario

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced that on March 15, it acquired a a collision repair center in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Guelph is the fourth-largest City in Southwestern Ontario. The new Assured Automotive brand location previously operated as Majestic Collision. “We are very excited to add this location, which has served the Guelph market well for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Canada, Ontario

Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program Adds Over 300 Collision Repair Shops in Quebec

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) and the Corporation des carrossiers professionnels du Québec (CCPQ) announced that since the start of their partnership in October 2018, over 300 collision repair shops in the province of Quebec have registered with CCIAP. The CCIAP, launched in 2016, accredits collision repair facilities against a collection of standards, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accreditation, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Canada, Quebec

NASTF Spring General Meeting May 2 to Examine Young Technician On-Boarding

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) announced its spring general meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.  The NASTF meeting is co-located with The Equipment and Tool Institutes (ETI) Annual ToolTech Conference taking place from April 29 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Automotive Service Task Force, Workforce Development

Insurance Auto Auctions Invests in Innovation Hub

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced its investment in an innovation hub at 1871, the largest technology incubator in North America, located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. IAA Engine House will serve as an ideation and development center where employees can collaborate with educators, investors, mentors, technologists, buyers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions

Just 3 of the Top 10 Largest Auto Insurers Grew Market Share During 2018 in the U.S.

March 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ten Largest Private Passenger Auto Insurers Market Share Percentage Growth 2000-2018

Overall market share of 10 largest private passenger auto insurers in the U.S. slightly down compared to 2017. For the first time in six years, the 10 largest private passenger automobile insurers saw their market share decline slightly in 2018 compared to the previous year. The top 10 insurers accounted for 72.17 percent of premiums […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Arizona

March 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the March 25 acquisition of a repair center in Bullhead City, Arizona. This location previously operated as Gordy’s Auto Body, serving this community for 30 years from the same location. Bullhead City is located on the Colorado River at the southern border of Lake Mohave, directly across from Laughlin, Nev. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Arizona, Boyd Group

TruRoad Acquires Auto Glass Businesses in New York State and Oregon

March 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

TruRoad logo

TruRoad Auto Glass announced recent acquisitions of two more auto glass service centers on both the east and west coasts, further expanding its national footprint of corporate-owned auto glass repair, replacement, and ADAS recalibration service centers. The two acquisitions include Apple Auto Glass of Portland, Ore., and Hudson Valley Auto Glass, based in Wappingers Falls, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, New York State, Oregon, TruRoad Holdings

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