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Axalta Hosts Automotive Career Fair at its Customer Experience Center in North Carolina

October 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) is hosting an automotive career fair at its Customer Experience Center in Concord, N.C. today from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The event, co-sponsored by the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the TechForce Foundation, is expected to draw more than 500 high school and college students who are considering automotive industry careers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation, North Carolina, TechForce Foundation

I-CAR Reports Growth in Sustaining Partner Program

October 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

I-CAR’s reported that its Sustaining Partner program has added the following organizations to the program: AkzoNobel; Autel Diagnostic Intelligence; Auto Club Enterprises; Car-O-Liner; CCC Information Services, Inc.; Chief Automotive Technologies; Collision Advice; Farmers Insurance; Intrepid Direct Insurance; LKQ Corporation; Polyvance; Precision Equipment Systems, LLC; and Pro Spot International Inc. The Sustaining Partner program was launched earlier […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: I-CAR

Boston Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleased Guilty to Tax Fraud

Massachusetts shop owner failed to report over $569,000 in income to the IRS. The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop pleaded guilty October 15 in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc. Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, Mass., pleaded guilty to three counts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Tax, U.S. DOJ

Joe Hudson’s Collision Center Acquires Texas Repair Facility

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Joe Hudson’s Collision Center, the Alabama based Regional MSO, announced the acquisition of Davis-Green Paint and Body in Tyler, Texas. This will be the company’s 76th overall and 15th location in Texas.   Davis-Green Paint and Body has been repairing vehicles in Tyler since 1952 when William O. Davis Sr. and his brother-in-law Doug Green returned […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Joe Hudson's Collision Center, Texas

Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Reading

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced that Reading Accident Repairs co-owner Paul Carkett has joined its network. Along with business partner David Benjamin, the duo will now operate as Fix Auto Reading. Carket, who bought the business from its founder in 2003, said, “I’ve long followed Fix Auto UK’s progression and kept a keen eye on how […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, Network Affiliations

Subaru Sells One-Millionth Vehicle With EyeSight Driver Assist Technology

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America, Inc. announced the sale of its one-millionth vehicle equipped with award-winning EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. Introduced in 2012, EyeSight is available across Subaru model lines. The company’s consistent annual sales growth allowed it to accomplish the milestone in six years.  “Subaru has achieved 10 consecutive years of sales growth in the United […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Collision Avoidance, Subaru

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New Jersey

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Creative Auto Body

CARSTAR announced the opening of new CARSTAR location in the Philadelphia area. CARSTAR Creative Auto Body has two operating facilities located at 409 East 1st Ave. and 137-139 E 1st Ave. in Roselle, N.J. Fernando Rebelo, owner of CARSTAR Creative Auto Body, opened the facility in 1997. Fernando eventually grew the operations into two adjacent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, New Jersey

JHCC Employee Hurricane Relief GoFundMe Launched

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched for Joe Hudson Collision Center (JHCC) employees to assist in their recovery following Hurricane Michael. According to the the fundraiser, Joe Hudson Collision Center employees sustained damage to their homes while others lost absolutely everything. The purpose of this GoFundMe page is to raise money to help these  employees […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hurricane Relief, Joe Hudson's Collision Center

AutoClaims Direct Launches AI Damage Detection Technology

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AutoClaims Direct (ACD) announced the release of artificial intelligence (AI) powered damage detection technology embedded within the company’s claims workflow platform, AutoLink. AutoLink’s built-in AI engine now empowers insurers, desk auditors and estimators with the capability of damage detection in all types of vehicle losses. The technology works with traditional appraisals, ACD’s Self(ie) photo estimating […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACD, Artificial Intelligence, Photo Estimating

U.S. Auto Body Repair Price Growth Above General Inflation in September

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. auto body repair prices in September were up both month-on-month and year-on-year. The most recent government figures on inflation through September 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is increasing after slowing somewhat during the first several months of the year. Both general inflation and auto body repair prices have […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, CPI, Inflation

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