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October Wholesale Used Vehicles Down from September

November 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Wholesale prices remain above previous year levels. According to the ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale used vehicle prices, the average wholesale prices in October were down only modestly month-over-month and were up year-over-year, bolstered by lingering impacts from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Generally, lower used vehicle prices increase pressure on the number of […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends

Dobb’s Auto Body Wins AASP/NJ Body Shop of the Year Award

November 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dobbs Auto Body owner Brad Denning (left) with AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant.

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced this year’s winner ofthe Stan Wilson/New Jersey Automotive Body Shop of the Year Award was Brad Denning of Dobbs Auto Body in Springfield. “It’s an honor to be recognized,” Denning said. “It’s nice to know that your hard work and dedication to the industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, New Jersey, Stan Wilson Body Shop of the Year Award

Service King To Open New Collision Repair Center in Dallas-Fort Worth Market in December

November 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Rockwall Texas

Hosts hard hat tour of location opening next month.  Service King Collision Repair Centers hosted an official hard hat tour inside its future Rockwall, Texas collision repair center last week. The event hosted industry colleagues, business partners and local community leaders including first-responders and the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, who were all treated to a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Service King Collision Repair Centers, Texas

Volvo Announces Agreement to Supply “Tens of Thousands” of Autonomous Cars to Uber

November 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Volvo Uber vehicle

Agreement covers deliveries from 2019-2021. Volvo Cars today announced it has signed an agreement with Uber, the ride sharing company, to sell tens of thousands of autonomous driving (AD) compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The base vehicles are developed on Volvo Cars’ modular, in-house developed Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). SPA is currently used […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, Uber, Volvo

Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Center in Florida

November 20, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the November 15 opening of a second collision repair location in Bay County, Florida. This brownfield development is located in Panama City, on Forester Trail, less than two miles north and south of the major Florida highways U.S. 98 and U.S. 231. “We strategically acquired and developed this inland location […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Florida, Openings

Fix Auto UK Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to Network

November 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced the addition of two collision repair centers to its network of independently-owned facilities. Both facilities, one in Scotland and the other on the Isle of Wight, are additional locations opened by existing network members. Fix Auto UK announced another addition of Fix Auto Fife to its network in Scotland. The development […]

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

Nearly 51 Million Americans to Travel This Thanksgiving, Highest Volume in a Dozen Years

November 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA 2017 Thanksgiving Forecast

Road trips account for 89 percent of all travelers, Travel times could be more than three times longer over the holiday week AAA projects 50.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 3.3 percent increase over last year. The 2017 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Holiday Travel

Serial Litigant Permanently Enjoined From Filing Frivolous ADA Lawsuits in Arizona

November 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Small business in Arizona that have been the targets of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) litigation may see some relief. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a serial litigant organization will soon be permanently barred from filing frivolous disability lawsuits against Arizona businesses. The settlement comes after Judge David M. Talamante dismissed more than 1,000 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ADA, Arizona

Zenith Education Group Closing Wyotech Campuses

November 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair programs in Wyoming, Pennsylvania will close. The Zenith Education Group (Zenith) announced that WyoTech campuses in Laramie, Wyo., Blairsville, Pa. and Daytona Beach, Fla. will cease enrolling new students and be taught out, providing existing student the opportunity to complete their programs. In addition, Zenith will reach out to local educational institutions, nonprofit […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Wyotech

Bruce Kings Joins Elite Body Shop Solutions Mentor Team

November 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bruce King, founder of Massachusetts-based King Collision Centers and well-known industry leader, has joined the growing team of Elite Mentors at Elite Body Shop Solutions, LLC. “Since retiring from King Collision, it has been an important priority for me to continue contributing to the industry,” said King, whose son Chris is now running the family […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Elite Body Shop Solutions, People

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