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Copart Opens CrashedToys Facility in Sacramento

April 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CrashedToys, a Copart brand, announced that its new facility at 8687 Weyand Ave Suite B, Sacramento, Calif. is now open for business. Every month, CrashedToys locations host auctions of hundreds of motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft. “The opening of our new facility represents the success of the CrashedToys brand and the value that this unique powersports […]

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

CARSTAR Receives Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Rising Star Award

April 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR has received Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s national Rising Star Award. The  award is given annually to a corporate supporter who has demonstrated increased or expanded participation and fundraising efforts for cystic fibrosis (CF) in the year. This award was established in 2010 and, over the course of the past eight years, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, CARSTAR

AMi Announces Board of Trustee Appointments

April 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a joint press release with the Automotive Management Institute (AMi), the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced the newest members of AMi’s Board of Trustees, that it recently approved. AMi’s Board of Trustees will also be holding its annual board meeting May 2, in conjunction with ASA’s upcoming Annual Business Meeting & Conference at the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Management Institute, Automotive Service Association, Board of Trustees, People

Percentage of Dealers Operating Auto Body Shops Declined in 2018

April 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Total Dealership Collision Repair Centers Sales 2018 NADA

Both the percentage of dealers operating collision repair facilities and dealership shop sales decreased last year versus 2017. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), the percentage of dealership operating on-site body shops was down in 2018 versus the previous year. NADA’s research pegs the percentage of dealers operating on-site […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Dealers, National Automobile Dealers Association, Shop Population

CSN Collision Centres Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Alberta, Canada

April 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

After many years running CSN Star Grande Prairie and CSN Star Crooked Creek, Les Toews has purchased a third location in Valleyview Alberta, rebranding it under the CSN banner as CSN Star Valleyview. CSN Star Autobody was founded by Les Toews in 1987. Since then, Les’ three sons have all joined the business. The Toews’ […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations

Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen Plans to Retire

April 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nationwide Chief Executive Officer Steve Rasmussen announced that he plans to retire effective October 1. The Nationwide Board of Directors is conducting a search for a successor with the support of an independent CEO succession advisor. Rasmussen will continue to be available through the end of this year to ensure a smooth transition. Rasmussen has […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Nationwide Insurance, People

Belron Parent D’Ieteren Group Parts Ways with CEO

April 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The D’Ieteren Board of Directors announced Axel Miller is leaving his position as CEO, Managing Director of D’Ieteren and other positions within the Group and its subsidiaries. D’Ieteren is the majority owner of Belron, the global auto glass replacement business and parent of Safelite. Miller joined the Board of Directors of D’Ieteren as an independent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Belron, D’Ieteren, People, Safelite

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Insurer Duty for Proper Collision Repairs

April 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Berg v. Nationwide Supreme Court Appeal

State Supreme Court grants plaintiffs appeal in $21 million bad faith case against Nationwide Insurance that was overturned. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 29 agreed to hear a plaintiffs appeal of the overturning of a $21 million bad faith judgement against Nationwide Mutual Insurance dating back to a 1996 accident and subsequent collision repair. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bad Faith, Lawsuits, Nationwide Insurance, Pennsylvania

PPG Releases Second Quarter 2019 Collision Refinish Training Schedule

April 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 Q2 PPG Partial Schedule

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the schedule of collision refinish training classes for the second quarter of 2019. All classes are structured to ensure that paint technicians are up to date with PPG products, processes and technological advances. Classes are led by expert instructors, take one to two days each, and are held at PPG Business Development […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries, Training Schedule

Assured Performance Reports on Growth and Milestones

April 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Assured Performance, the independent third-party collision repair certifying entity and network administrator for several OEM certification programs in the U.S. and Canada, announced that in the first quarter of 2019 it reached 2,971 total collision repair providers that are now certified through their program.  With the nearly 3,000 shops now in their Certified Network, Assured […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Assured Performance Network

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