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Axalta Conducts Certification Program for FAW Audi Refinish Technicians in China

September 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) announced it recently conducted the FAW Audi Senior Paint Technician Certification program for 240 paint technicians. This is the largest group to date since Axalta and FAW Audi began collaboration to offer training and certification services in 2011. Technicians from Audi dealers in China attended the program at Axalta’s Refinish Training […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Audi, Axalta Coating Systems, China

ABPA Announces 2018 Meeting on April 24-27 in San Diego

September 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 2018 Annual Meeting & Trade show of the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) will be held April 24-27, 2018 at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa located in San Diego, Calif. The event is a gathering of aftermarket parts manufacturers, distributors, insurance industry executives, and collision repair companies. “Our 2017 Convention held in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Meeting, Automotive Body Parts Association

SCRS, March Taylor Memorial Fund and Snap-On Award SkillsUSA Gold Medalists Tool Grants

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), the March Taylor Memorial Fund (MTMF) and Snap-on announced that for the third consecutive year, SCRS and MTMF have partnered to provide a $1,250 tool grant to each of the SkillsUSA National Championship Gold Medalists in the high school and post-secondary levels to help the recipients secure tools […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SkillsUSA, Snap-On, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

39 North Capital Purchases New Jersey Maaco Franchise

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

39 North Capital, LLC has acquired the Maaco location in Maple Shade, N.J. through its 39N Maaco affiliate.  With this transaction, 39N Maaco now owns seven Maaco paint and collision centers across the Northeast. Maaco Maple Shade also holds a Heavy Duty license to paint and repair trucks, buses and other oversized vehicles. 39N, backed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 39 North Capital, Acquisitions, MAACO, New Jersey

Insurance Association Calls for Improvements to Federal Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

PCI Letter

PCI calls for legislators to preserve third-party access to vehicle data that insurers and independent collision repairers need to work on advanced systems. Limit exemptions to existing safety standard. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is calling on legislators to preserve third-party access to vehicle data in highly automated vehcle (HAV) legislation, H.R. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Cybersecurity, legislation, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Collision Repair Education Foundation Raises $120,000 to Support Scholarship and Grant Programs

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Education Foundation Technician Uniform

Chicago event, co-hosted by PPG, will help fund collision repair school initiatives and student scholarship programs. Foundation announces sponsor program to supply work uniforms for school students. The annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser, co-hosted by the automotive refinish business unit of PPG, raised $120,000 through the support of attendees and sponsors. Sponsors and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser, PPG Industries

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Ohio

September 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition on September 1, of a collision repair center in Westerville, Ohio. The facility previously operated as Glassburn Body Shop, Inc. and is located 10 miles north of Ohio’s capital city of Columbus and six miles southeast of John Glenn Columbus International Airport. “With this center we continue […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Ohio

Enterprise Transporting More Than 17,000 Vehicles to  Southeast Texas to Assist in Recovery Effort

September 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Enterprise Holdings Inc. announced it has already transported more than 4,000 rental cars and trucks into the Southeast Texas region, and anticipates bringing in 17,000 total before the end of the month to assist with disaster recovery and hurricane clean-up efforts. Estimates of the number of auto claims from Hurricane Harvey could be as high […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Centers to Network in Michigan and Texas

September 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the addition of two independently owned collision repair facilities to its network in Michigan and Texas. CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Impact of Cascade at 5566 36th St. SE, Grand Rapids, Mich.  The CARSTAR location is owned by James H. Engen, Ryan H. Engen and Mark S. Wierenga. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

Varun Laroyia New Chief Financial Officer at LKQ Corporation

September 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) has appointed Varun Laroyia as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1. Laroyia brings an extensive array of diverse financial experience to LKQ, including a background with global public companies in corporate finance, operations management, systems, and mergers and acquisitions. “Varun is an accomplished executive with significant global […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LKQ Corporation, People

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