Will begin transitioning certified collision repairers to new standards over the next 12 months. BSI, the business standards company, has become the first certification body to receive the official accreditation status from The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the updated Vehicle Damage Repair standard, BS 10125. The standard sets out the requirements for the […]
Service King Reportedly Up for Sale
Private equity firms rumored to be considering exiting their position in collision repair facility operator. Service King Collision Repair Centers may be up for sale according to an article published Monday by Bloomberg. Founded in 1976 by Eddie Lennox in Texas, the collision repair chain now operates 309 locations in 23 states. According to unnamed […]
Tennessee Bill Seeks to Require Non-OEM Collision Repair Part Disclosure on Estimates
Bill would require insurers and collision repair facilities to include written disclosure of any aftermarket crash parts. Tennessee Senate Bill 768 (SB 768), introduced by Senator John Stevens, seeks to amend the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to crash parts, to include a new section that would require exterior non-OEM collision repair parts to include […]
Maaco Opens New Store in Fargo, N.D.
Maaco announced it has added North Dakota to its growing franchise footprint in the United States. New Maaco owner Henry Holtgard has been a successful businessman in the Fargo community for over a decade, and has now opened his Maaco shop at 401 40th Street in Fargo. Holtgard combined his Master’s of Business from the […]
Gas Prices Up 58 Cents Compared to Last Year
According to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, gas prices edged up higher fractions of a penny over the weekend to reach yesterday’s average price of $2.28. This is seven cents less per gallon on the month and an increase of 58 cents per gallon compared to this same date last year. Gas prices have remained […]
GM’s Maven Car Sharing Service Launches in Atlanta
Fuel and insurance are included Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding its offerings in Atlanta from the Lyft Express Drive program to now include Maven City car sharing. In 11 months, Maven has launched three products and has grown to 17 cities in the U.S. and Canada: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; […]
Chief Adds Two Collision Repair Equipment Distributors for Texas
Chief Automotive Technologies has appointed two new distributors to represent its full line of collision repair equipment in Texas. Professional Collision Equipment of Abilene will service customers in the northern, panhandle, western and valley regions of the state, including Dallas, Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso, Brownsville and Laredo. Beacon Equipment Resources of Houston will cover southeast […]
ABPA Opposes Maryland Parts Legislation
On Friday, the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) publicly denounced legislation recently introduced in Maryland that, if passed, would require OEM collision repair parts unless the consumer consents to the use of non-OEM. “The Automotive Body Parts Association strongly opposes any attempt to curtail the rights of the consumer, to artificially restrict a competitive business […]
Ford Invests $1 Billion in New Artificial Intelligence Company to Bolster Autonomous Vehicle Leadership
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced Friday it is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company, to develop a virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021 – and for potential license to other companies. Founded by former Google and Uber leaders, Argo AI is bringing […]
Arkansas Bill Seeks to Eliminate OEM Collision Repair Parts Requirement
Legislation seeking to eliminate requirement to use OEM collision repair parts during warranty period scheduled for hearing tomorrow. Arkansas Senate Bill 291 (SB 291), that seeks to repeal the requirement that original equipment collision repair parts be used when a vehicle is under warranty, is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. before the […]
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