Foundation is championing students seeking careers across the transportation industry, including collision repair, and developing partnerships with industry groups to achieve its goals. The shortage of collision repair technicians, evident in CollisionWeek’s Quarterly Collision Repair Business Conditions research as well as the Collision Repair Education Foundation and I-CAR Snapshot Survey of the Collision Industry, is […]
Small Business Optimism Increased in February
Optimism, capital spending, compensation, job creation – all up, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey Small business owners are showing unprecedented confidence in the economy as the optimism index continues at record high numbers, rising to 107.6 in February, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey. The historically high numbers […]
AirPro Diagnostics Named Preferred Provider for Maaco and CARSTAR
AirPro Diagnostics announced today that Maaco Auto Painting and Collision Repair and CARSTAR North America in the US and Canada named AirPro Diagnostics preferred provider for pre-and post-repair scan services. “We are proud we’ve earned this designation and look forward to servicing CARSTAR and Maaco franchisees with our superior diagnostic scanning and OEM safety system […]
Copart Acquires Finnish Salvage Auto Auction Company
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced that it has acquired Autovahinkokeskus Oy, a salvage auto auction company based in Finland doing business as AVK. “We are thrilled that AVK and its team members have joined the Copart family. We look forward to growing the business by providing outstanding results and service to our customers,” said Copart’s Chief […]
Ron Coan Joins Spanesi Americas as Spray Products Specialist
Spanesi Americas announced the addition of Ron Coan to its team in the role of Spray Products Specialist. Coan comes to Spanesi with over 35 years of experience spent mostly inside of spray booths. His expertise in the automotive coatings industry has provided him multiple opportunities to paint concept vehicles (including the Cadillac 16), one-of-a-kind […]
Pedestrian Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Accidents Remain High
Growth in smartphone usage and marijuana legalization correlated with higher fatalities The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2017, marking the second year in a row at numbers not seen in 25 years. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety provides the first […]
Toyota Partners with Avis Budget Group on Connected Cars
Toyota Connected North America, the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, today announced a multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s expanding fleet of connected cars. Avis Budget Group will utilize Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to enable greater operational and rental fleet efficiency […]
WeGoLook Connects to the CCC ONE Platform
WeGoLook, an on-demand workforce solutions provider and subsidiary of Crawford & Company, announced it has full integration with the CCC ONE platform. Through the connection, CCC’s customers can electronically connect to WeGoLook’s on-demand field force of more than 40,000 Lookers to gather imagery and information in the field, in any U.S. location, in as little […]
SCRS Releases Details of April 11 Repairer Roundtable in Colorado
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will be hosting the annual “Repairer Roundtable” from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11th at the Westin in Westminster, Colo. The meeting is open to all industry participants, and is free of charge. SCRS only requests that attendees pre-register so we can accommodate the audience as […]
Consumer Sentiment in February at Second Highest Level Since 2004
Highest proportion of consumers indicated improvements in finances last month since 1998 According to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Sentiment, U.S. consumer sentiment remained quite favorable in February, at its second highest level since 2004. Consumers based their optimism on favorable assessments of jobs, wages, and higher after-tax pay. High consumer sentiment, coupled […]
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