All industry stakeholders invited to first meeting January 29. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced the formation of a new Standards Development Committee (SDC) focused on calibration. All industry stakeholders, including OEMs and non-CIECA members, are invited to attend committee meetings that will be held on Tuesdays at 1 pm EST/Noon CST starting […]
U.S. Auto Body Repair Price Growth Higher than Inflation in December
U.S. auto body repair prices in December were up both month-on-month and year-on-year. The most recent government figures on inflation through December 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices has started to increase again after slowing somewhat during the first several months of the year. While general inflation declined at the […]
Ray Fisher Outlines Road Ahead for Automotive Service Association
New executive director details association goals, customer focus and affiliate relationships. Ray Fisher, who was named the president and executive director of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) in December, held a press conference January 10 where he detailed his background and goals for the association. Fisher, who comes to the national organization from its state […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Arizona
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the January 11, acquisition of a collision repair center in Peoria, Ariz. This location previously operated as Lake Pleasant Collision Center, servicing customers in the community since 2009. Peoria is a northwestern suburb of Phoenix, with a population of approximately 155,000 people and is listed in the “Top 100 Places […]
AkzoNobel Becomes I-CAR Sustaining Partner
AkzoNobel is one of the first paint suppliers to become an I-CAR Sustaining Partner. “Technology is playing a bigger role in our industry, and that means we need well-trained technicians who can deliver safer, higher-quality repairs,” says Don Shearer, AkzoNobel Technical Service Manager, Automotive Coatings. “Through our path-yielding partnership with I-CAR, we are supercharging the […]
Volkswagen and Ford Motor Company Announce Global Alliance
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company today announced a broad alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change in the industry. Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess and Ford CEO Jim Hackett confirmed that the companies intend to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups for global […]
2019 VeriFacts Canada Symposium January 23 in Toronto
VeriFacts Automotive announced it next VeriFacts Automotive Symposium in Canada will take place January 23. Topics and Special Guests at the invitation-only event include: Updates from Toyota Canada and Volkswagen Group Canada, State of the Industry presentation by Tom Bissonette, Parr Auto Body, OEM Certification presentation by Sean Carey, SCG Management, 2020 Survival Kit presentation […]
Auto Body Association of Connecticut Donates $10,000 to Support Collision Repair Education Programs
Donation to update Connecticut Technical Education and Career System will help prepare students for workforce. On Friday, January 11, the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) presented a $10,000 donation to the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS). The donation will help modernize CTECS’s automotive collision repair and refinishing program which is offered at […]
Boyd Group Acquires Heavy Duty Collision Repair Center in South Carolina
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the January 9 opening of a Gerber collision repair location specializing in the repair of large commercial vehicles, semi trucks, buses and recreational vehicles in Cayce, S.C. This location previously operated as Bob Johnson’s Body Shop and has operated in the market for 45 years. The acquisition marks the Boyd […]
CAPA Celebrates 100 Million Certified Collision Repair Parts Milestone
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced that it has certified over 100 million aftermarket collision repair parts since 1990. Samples of the 100 million parts were all tested and certified to CAPA standards by Intertek that operates the CAPA certification program around the world. The standards include those for metal, plastic, nonwoven fabric, lighting, […]
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