While the percentage of dealers operating facilities is up, dealership collision repair shop sales decreased last year versus 2016. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), the percentage of dealership operating on-site body shops was up in 2017 versus the previous year. NADA’s research pegs the percentage of dealers operating […]
National Auto Body Council Members Promote Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Collision repairers are all too aware of the consequences of distracted driving, an important reason why members of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) are hosting events and activities to promote safe driving throughout April, designated nationally as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Eighty percent of Americans believe hands-free cell phone use while driving is safer. […]
ASA Releases Updated Collision Repair Not-Included Operations Charts
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has released the latest updates to its “Not-Included Operations” charts. The resources are available for free to the industry and designed to ensure collision repairers consider all of the possible operations when they write an estimate. These new resources, Reference Chart of Not-Included Operations When Installing New Replacement Parts and […]
Painters Supply Named PPG Platinum Distributor of the Year
PPG’s automotive refinish business honored Painters Supply & Equipment Company (PSE) of Taylor, Mich, as its 2017 Platinum Distributor of the Year. John Parran, PPG director, Platinum Distributor program, U.S. and Canada, presented the award at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference held February 22–25 at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Florida. The […]
Largest Auto Insurers Continue to Grow Market Share in the U.S.
The largest private passenger auto insurers in the U.S. continued to capture greater market share in 2017. Change in rank of top 10 auto insurers. Since 2000, the largest private passenger automobile insurers in the U.S. have been steadily growing their combined market share and more than half of all private passenger auto insurance in […]
AkzoNobel Sells it Specialty Chemicals The Carlyle Group and GIC for $12.5 Billion
AkzoNobel today announced the sale of its Specialty Chemicals business to private equity firm The Carlyle Group and GIC Pte. Ltd., Singapore’s sovereign-wealth fund, for €10.1 billion ($12.5 billion). The sale, part of the plan announced last spring, to split the company into two units with one focusing on Paints and Coatings, and the other Specialty […]
CARSTAR Adds Satellite Location to its Collision Repair Network in Wisconsin
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, the network of independently-owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR Wilson Lineville, located at 1651 Brookfield Ave., Unit F6, in Howard, Wisc. This is a satellite location for customer drop-off and pickup, and supports CARSTAR Wilson Green Bay West, located at 750 Hansen Rd., in Green Bay. Wilson […]
Registration Open for Collision Repair Education Foundation Golf Fundraiser Co-Hosted by PPG
Registration is now open for the 17th Annual Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) Golf Fundraiser, co-hosted by the automotive refinish business unit of PPG, and the LORD Fusor sponsored Helicopter Golf Ball Drop. Organizers anticipate the Golf Fundraiser selling out during the spring, so early registration is encouraged. The event supports the Education Foundation in […]
Abra Acquires First Collision Repair Center in Maryland
Abra announced the acquisition of a new collision repair center in Rising Sun, Md., approximately 50 miles northeast of Baltimore, near the Pennsylvania border. Rising Sun is A’s first location in the state of Maryland. Located at 320 W. Main St. in Rising Sun, the former Harrison MITA Collision facility opened as Abra on March […]
Federal Spending Bill Expands Support for Career and Technical Education, Apprenticeships, Veteran’s Training
Omnibus appropriations bill signed by President includes several workforce development initiatives that will benefit the collision repair industry. With collision repair facility operators reporting unfilled positions at near record levels, and multiple shop operators reporting that technician shortages are limiting their ability to translate referrals into work produced, any help on workforce development will help […]
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