Property Damage Appraisers (PDA) announced Jeff Mucci as its new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. Mucci is a seasoned business professional with more than 25 years of experience in business development, insurance claims leadership, contract, and vendor management. “We are thrilled to have Jeff join the PDA leadership team,” said Tom Dolfay, CEO of PDA. […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Up in March
After hitting record levels in December and January, production declined in both February but recovered slightly in March. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that total production for the collision repair industry was up in March versus the previous month and up […]
Mitchell Second Quarter 2017 Industry Trends Report Examines OEM and Non-OEM Collision Repair Part Pricing
According to Mitchell data, from 2010 to 2016, the average price difference between OEM and aftermarket parts declined by almost eight percent for domestic vehicles. Issue also examines how insurance industry is using artificial intelligence. Mitchell today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the second quarter of 2017. In this edition, Mitchell executives take […]
Dent Wizard Promotes Matt Boyd to Director of Operations for Canada
Dent Wizard International announced it recently promoted Matt Boyd to the position of director of operations – Canada. Boyd previously served as the company’s national sales manager in Canada. In his new role, Boyd will apply his extensive automotive knowledge and experience to Dent Wizard’s continued growth in the Canadian market. Boyd will report directly […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Houston
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Champions at 13650 Schroeder Rd., in Houston, Texas. The new franchise is owned and operated by Kevin and Blanca Williams. “Joining CARSTAR was an easy business decision for us,” said co-owner Kevin Williams. “We can now leverage the benefits of being part of the CARSTAR […]
San Jose Collision Repair Shop Owner Among 18 Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud
The owner of a San Jose, California collision repair shop, his wife, and sixteen others have been charged with an insurance fraud scam during which they staged 15 car accidents to collect about $150,000 in fraudulent claims. According to allegations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, the auto insurance fraud ring intentionally damaged […]
CIECA Project to Incorporate Collision Repair Diagnostic Scans into Data Standards Starts June 19
Standards will enable communication of scan results between collision repair shops and insurers. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA), the collision repair industry data communications standards developer, today announced it will begin work June 19 on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of scanning diagnostics results within the Business Message Suite (BMS). […]
State Attorneys General Promise Legal Fight to Keep 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of 13 Attorneys General and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, warned the Trump Administration that any effort to roll back key vehicle emission standards would be met by a “vigorous” court challenge. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, the […]
Nissan to Offer standard Automatic Emergency Braking on One Million U.S. vehicles in MY2018
More than doubles the number of AEB-equipped Nissan vehicles versus 2017 model year. Nissan announced that it is making Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) standard on a projected one million vehicles sold in the United States for model year 2018, including seven of the company’s most popular models – Rogue/Rogue Sport, Altima, Murano, LEAF, Pathfinder, Maxima […]
NADA Reports Light Trucks Account for 63% of New-Vehicle Sales through May
According to the National Automobile Dealers Assocation (NADA) May edition of Mark Beat, sales of new crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks continued to gain market share through the first five months of 2017 in the U.S. “While May traditionally is a good month for selling cars, light-vehicle sales came in below expectations,” said NADA Chief […]
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