Vehicle manufacturer, suppliers, tech companies, and advocates for safer roads are urging the U.S. Senate to take action to pass the AV START Act (S. 1885) to update regulations to promote autonomous vehicles. One year ago, a similar bill—the SELF DRIVE Act (H.R. 3388)—passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support. Like the House bill, […]
Groups Say State Insurance Regulators Fail Consumers on Auto Insurance Affordability Research
Consumer groups want Federal Insurance Office to step in saying National Association of Insurance Commissioners report biased towards insurance industry. Insurance industry association calls consumer groups’ comments unfortunate. Consumer groups have called on state insurance regulators to reject a proposed report on auto insurance affordability that the groups said is biased toward industry and fundamentally […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Washington State
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Yelm in Yelm, Wash. Matt Earsley, owner of CARSTAR Yelm, started his career at a repair center in Olympia as a facility cleaner/helper. Seeing the career potential in the collision repair industry and always eager to learn, Earsley was motivated from the outset. He eventually worked his way up […]
NI Holdings Completes Acquisition of Direct Auto Insurance Company
NI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NODK) announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Direct Auto Insurance Company from private shareholders on August 31. The acquisition of Direct Auto further diversifies NI Holdings’ portfolio of products geographically, and by line as additional casualty business is introduced into the business mix. Direct Auto is headquartered in […]
Fix Auto Network Canada Appoints New VP of Operations
The Fix Automotive Network (FAN) Canada announced the appointment of Sylvain Séguin as Vice President of Operations. Séguin will oversee the operations teams for all brands for the Network in Canada which includes Fix Auto, NOVUS Glass and Speedy Auto Service. As a member of the executive team, he will report directly to Fix Automotive […]
S/P2 and CARS Cooperative Announce Agreement on Technician Recruitment
S/P2 and CARS Cooperative announced they have partnered to provide CARS members with access to the S/P2 Careers database of entry-level technician candidates across the country. Each CARS member will receive $100 in S/P2 Careers credits that they can use to recruit students who are in or have recently graduated from automotive career tech programs. […]
Bobby Johnson, Texas Collision Repair Shop Owner, Author and Speaker Passes Away
Bobby Wayne Johnson of Woodlawn, Texas passed away September 1st at the age 73. Johnson, the founder of B & J Collision in Jefferson, Texas was a frequent speaker at industry events and wrote extensively about the industry for several trade publications. Johnson was selected as the Bodyshop Business Executive of the Year in 1989. […]
Foremost Auto Insurance Rebranding as Bristol West
Today Foremost Insurance Group, a member of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, announced that going forward, the Foremost automobile insurance book of business will be branded Bristol West. This rebranding will be phased in over the next several months and completed by the end of the year. While the brand consumers will engage with […]
Axalta and Napa Launch Montana Big Sky Low VOC System in Canada
Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced the launch of its Montana Big Sky Low VOC Basecoat in Canada during XPO Vente 2018, the annual NAPA trade show being held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal on September 5 and 6. Montana Big Sky Low VOC Basecoat is a new 3.5 lbs/gal (420 grams/liter) VOC-compliant refinish coating introduced […]
BASF’s Glasurit Brand Named Preferred Supplier with Mercedes-Benz Australia
Glasurit, BASF’s premium automotive refinishing brand, has been named the preferred supplier for refinishing paint for all Mercedes-Benz Autobody Repairers in Australia and New Zealand. “Our partnership with Mercedes-Benz in Australia and New Zealand is about more than just delivering high-quality refinishing paint. It also offers Mercedes-Benz Autobody Repairers with access to our leading training […]
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