The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), on September 22 held a hearing examining car and truck efficiency standards set by both the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that could have […]
Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair Creates Automotive Industry Career Counseling Kit for Educators
Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair and Service (MNCARS) recently released educational materials that equip teachers and counselors with information on today’s advanced automotive career paths in automotive service and collision repair that will appeal to a wide range of students. Materials available include: A letter to parents highlighting opportunities in the industry Information on how […]
BASF Completes Acquisition of Refinish Paint Manufacturer in China
BASF announced it has completed the acquisition of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co., Ltd. in China that was announced in April. A new legal entity named ASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. has been established in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, to take over and further develop Yinfan’s automotive refinish coatings business. “Together with Yinfan’s team, we have started […]
September New-Vehicle Retail Sales Projected to Decline versus 2015
According to J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecast retail sales will fall for fifth time in seven months. Incentives reach new high. For the fifth time in the past seven months, U.S. new-vehicle retail sales are expected to drop in September, falling 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to a monthly sales forecast developed […]
mikeroweWORKS Foundation and Universal Technical Institute Award Scholarships
Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) announced that it supplemented its initial contribution of $100,000 to mikeroweWORKS’ 2016 Work Ethic Scholarship Program with an extra $52,250 donation. UTI also directly awarded additional scholarships of $141,500 in the form of tuition reductions to applicants pursuing careers across the transportation segment, including collision repair. The students will study to […]
Insurance Anti-Fraud Group Pushes for Passage of Pennsylvania Counterfeit Airbag Bill
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud wants Commonwealth to approve legislation making it a crime to knowingly install a non-functioning airbag, protect consumers from “Shady repair shops” that install phony airbags. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the alliance of consumers, government, anti-fraud agencies and insurance companies, is call on the Pennsylvania Senate to approve House Bill […]
PPG Canada Appoints Christie Alexander British Columbia Territory Manager
PPG Canada has named Christie Alexander territory manager for British Columbia. Norm Angrove, director, Refinish Canada, made the announcement. Alexander will be the PPG representative to the company’s automotive refinish distributors throughout the province. Alexander joined PPG Canada in August of this year. She has extensive experience in the refinish business. Prior to coming to PPG Canada, Alexander was […]
BASF Expands Distribution in Northern California
BASF Automotive Refinish announced that Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc. has expanded its distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish paint brands, to its Concord, Calif store. The location is a new, single-line BASF store. “BASF and Industrial Finishes have been partners for over 30 years. Besides being a long standing partner to BASF, they support BASF […]
Auto Parts Executives Indicted for Obstruction of Justice
A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging one current automotive parts industry executive and one former automotive parts industry executive with conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation. The current executive also was charged with attempted obstruction of justice, the U.S. Justice Department announced. […]
Fix Automotive Network Consolidates Brands
Fix Auto, Novus Glass, Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler & Brake networks join together, offer a comprehensive aftermarket services solution. Steve Leal, President and CEO of Fix Auto announced the launch of Fix Automotive Network, An event on September 10 in Montreal, initially organized as Prime CarCare Group’s national conference, transformed into a launchpad […]
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