The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced that Spectra Premium Industries Inc. has joined the CAPA program as a Full Participant to certify their parts to the CAPA 601 Radiator Standard. Spectra Premium Industries, based in Boucherville, Québec, Canada, is an international supplier of automotive, truck and heavy duty parts with over 1,500 employees across […]
AASP/NJ Meetings Educate on Collision Repair Business Practices
In June, representatives from collision repair facilities around New Jersey gathered at the Holiday Inn in Totowa and the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Toms River for two nights of education on collision repair business practices led by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) Executive Director Charlie Bryant. Bryant shared […]
Fix Auto USA Add 17 Collision Repair Centers to its Network
Fix Auto USA announced the addition of 17 Franchise Locations, bringing Fix USA’s total number to 116. The additional locations extend the geographical reach of Fix Auto from the Pacific Northwest, down through California, and over into Arizona. They are: Fix Auto Ballard (Ballard, WA); Formerly Phil’s Body Shop; operated by Noel Pennington. Fix Auto […]
Interview: Clark Plucinski, Collision Repair Education Foundation
Clark Plucinski, executive director of the Foundation, details results from the organizations recent Snapshot of the Collision Repair Industry research and how what has been learned influences their programs designed to improve the industry’s supply of entry level employees. Since 1995, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has conducted its Snapshot of the Collision Repair Industry […]
Service King Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Colorado
Multiple shop operator now has nine locations in the state. Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the company finalized a deal to acquire Hamlin’s Auto Body and its two local repair centers in Colorado. Service King’s newest locations can be found at 6110 Southmoor Dr. in Fountain, Colorado, and 6205 Stone Mesa Point in Colorado […]
U.S. Department of Transportation Reexamining Penalty Rate for Fuel Economy Standards
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens period for comment; publishes notice delaying effective date of CAFE penalties rule The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is reexamining a rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for inflation. Fuel economy regulations have […]
CSN Collision Centres Adds Collision Repair Facility to Network in Gananoque, Ontario
CSN Collision Centres announced its newest location in Gananoque, Ontario, CSN Gan Chev. In 1976, Dews Hall opened the doors to Gananoque Chevrolet, a small General Motors dealership in the heart of Gananoque. Shortly after opening its doors, Hall expanded the business to offer collision repair services to new and existing customers. “For me, being […]
ASA Announces New Affiliate Association in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced a new affiliate to its organization, ASA-Massachusetts/Rhode Island (ASA-MA/RI). The Affiliate’s executive director will be Stephen Regan. Regan has been involved in the collision repair and mechanical repair community since 1999. He has an impressive record of working in the best interests of our combined industry in Massachusetts, New […]
PCI Warns Floridians on Auto Glass Fraud, Assignment of Benefits Abuse
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is warning vehicle owners in Florida not to become a victim of fraud when having a windshield repaired or replaced and to avoid assignment of benefits (AOB) “schemes” by glass repair and replacement facilities. Insurers in Florida have been pushing for legislation reforming the AOB process on […]
Small Business Optimism Fades in June
Gridlock on healthcare bill dragging down optimism, though still near historic high levels, says National Federation of Independent Business. Business owners’ expectations for better business conditions tumbled in June along with plans to create jobs, according the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly Index of Small Business Optimism. “Small business optimism dropped in response […]
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