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 […]
CSN Collision Centres Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Alberta, Canada
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’ […]
Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen Plans to Retire
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 […]
Belron Parent D’Ieteren Group Parts Ways with CEO
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 […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Insurer Duty for Proper Collision Repairs
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. […]
PPG Releases Second Quarter 2019 Collision Refinish Training 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 […]
Assured Performance Reports on Growth and Milestones
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 […]
Painters Supply & Equipment Acquires Indiana PBE Distributor
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced the acquisition of Ellis Distributors with two locations in the state of Indiana. Ellis is a PPG Platinum Distributor that has been supplying the automotive refinish and industrial coatings markets since 1993. They are headquartered in Bloomington with an additional location in Terre Haute. “We are pleased to […]
Collision Claims Declined in Fourth Quarter
Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry declined during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year. Growth in collision insurance coverage slows. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims decreased in the U.S. during the 12 […]
PartsTrader and URG Announce Integration to Simplify Recycled Parts Ordering
The United Recyclers Group (URG) and PartsTrader announced the availability of a new integration that allows URG member salvage yards to automatically see their inventory for each part and reduce manual data entry. These factors speed up quote response time by yard personnel. By using this integration, the sales team can focus more time solving […]
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