A federal investigation found a Southern California towing company failed to pay overtime wages to 32 employees, resulting in the recovery of $218,983 in back wages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Quality Roadside Service Inc., operating as Liberty Towing Inc., in Riverside, Calif. paid workers straight-time rates for hours […]
BASF Coatings Opens New Lean Laboratory in Germany
BASF Coatings has opened a new laboratory at its facility in Wuerzburg, Germany focused on developing and producing waterborne basecoats for automotive OEM customers in Europe. The company said the “Lean Lab” concept divides work into three areas: a process laboratory for wet work, a product laboratory for customer support and product optimization, and laboratory […]
Mitchell Adds Seven Alternative Parts Suppliers to Canadian Network
Mitchell has added seven recycled parts suppliers to its Canadian alternate parts network, the company announced Nov. 24. Insurers and collision repairers using Mitchell Cloud Estimating in Canada can now access live pricing and inventory data from Carcone’s Auto Recycling, JS Truckmart, Keystone Automotive Industries Inc., Millers Auto Recycling, Pièces d’autos Fernand Bégin, Pro Auto […]
NRMA Insurance Joins ACIA to Address Australia’s Collision Repair Workforce Shortage
NRMA Insurance has partnered with the Australian Collision Industry Alliance (ACIA) to support workforce recruitment and retention in the collision repair industry. Under the agreement, NRMA Insurance will contribute funding to support ACIA’s national recruitment programs aimed at promoting collision repair careers. “NRMA Insurance has a long history of protecting the needs of motorists and […]
Consumer Sentiment Matches Record Low Level in November
November result matches record low in August 2022 when inflation had been over 8%. Consumer sentiment was down both month-over-month and year-over-year in November, though was trending higher following the resolution of the government shutdown, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 51.0 in November, down 2.6 […]
CSN Collision Adds Santa Ana Facility to U.S. Network
CSN Collision announced the addition of a new collision repair facility, CSN Collision Gabe’s, to its network in Santa Ana, Calif. The facility was founded in 2022 by Gabe and Autumn Carrillo. Gabe Carrillo said a customer’s question prompted him to open his own business after working at other collision repair facilities. “A long-time customer […]
State Farm Files for 6.2% Auto Rate Reduction in California
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has filed for a 6.2% auto insurance rate reduction in California, the latest in a series of rate cuts the insurer has implemented across multiple states. The filing, submitted to the California Department of Insurance, would take effect Feb. 23, 2026, pending regulatory approval. The reduction applies to personal […]
Axalta Wins R&D 100 Award for Fast Cure, Low Energy Collision Repair Paint System
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) has won a 2025 R&D 100 Award for its Spies Hecker Permasolid Speed-TEC Fast Cure Low Energy collision repair paint system, the coatings manufacturer announced today. The system won in the Mechanical/Materials category. Axalta’s Total Cabinet Coating Solution was also recognized as a finalist in the same category. The award-winning system consists […]
Mike Tumanov Named VP of Strategy & Innovation at VIVE Collision
VIVE Collision has promoted Mike Tumanov to vice president of strategy and innovation, the collision repair company announced today. Tumanov, who joined VIVE Collision in 2024 as director of strategic initiatives, has led the company’s virtual estimating and contact center operations. In his new role, he will continue overseeing strategic initiatives across the organization. “Mike […]
AASP/NJ Awards Russ Robson Scholarship to Collision Repair Student
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) awarded the Russ Robson Memorial Scholarship to a collision repair student during the organization’s annual meeting in October. Matheus Rompava, a senior at Thomas Edison Career and Technical Academy in Elizabeth, received the scholarship and plans to use the funds to attend trade school. “The […]
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