Although the average cost of a new vehicle today is well over $30,000 and the price of gasoline has more than doubled in the past 30 years, Americans spend less on transportation today than they did back when the first George Bush was president. In 1989, American households averaged 18.9 percent of all expenditures on […]
BASF Supports Young Spray Painters at WorldSkills Competition
To support up-and-coming automotive refinish spray painters and young talent, BASF’s Coatings division is a global sponsor of the WorldSkills International association until at least 2019. “As a sponsor of the WorldSkills competition, BASF Automotive Refinish wants to encourage young talent to consider refinish painting as a profession,” said Marvin Gilfillan, BASF Vice President, Business […]
U.S. Senate Committee Approves Amended Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
Amendment provides for Federal Advisory Committee that includes aftermarket representatives. ASA, PCI supports data access and cybersecurity amendment A key concern for the independent automotive service and collision repair industries as well as auto insurers with autonomous vehicle legislation moving through the U.S. Congress was access to data generated by vehicle systems necessary to repair […]
NABC’s Program Provides Firefighters with Crash Course on How to Cut Up Complex Vehicles
The National Auto Body Council (NABC), Caliber Collision and State Farm teamed up with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to host a special First Responder Emergency Extrication (FREE) training program for 75 firefighters representing 14 fire and rescue companies throughout Virginia, Maryland and New York. NABC’s training program is designed to provide specialized instruction […]
State Farm Reports Deer Hit Damage Costs Up
Animal hit claim cost up 4.6 percent State Farm released the results of its 15th annual deer claim study that helps define that danger for drivers. It ranks states by the potential likelihood a driver has of hitting a large animal, like deer, elk, moose or caribou. This year’s study has some good news for […]
Women’s Industry Network Kicks-off 2018 Membership Drive
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced the kick-off of its annual #ALLIN4WIN Membership Drive. The drive will run through Dec. 31 and will offer special membership pricing of $109 for the both the remainder of 2017 and all of 2018. Additionally, anyone who joins or rejoins WIN during the drive will be entered into a […]
Interview: Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation
For several years now, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has been asking for industry support to help make back to school more professional for their local high and college collision repair students by sponsoring Cintas Work Uniforms. A local collision student can be sponsored for $50 each and would be provided with a Cintas work […]
Texas Jury Finds Collision Repair Center Responsible for Improper Repairs in $42 Million Lawsuit
A jury assigned a Texas collision repair center 75 percent liability in a case brought by Dallas couple who suffered injuries in a car accident in a vehicle that had collision repairs performed that did not follow manufacturer procedures. A jury in the 192nd Civil District Court in Dallas County, Texas found in favor of […]
Craftsman Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in British Columbia
Craftsman Collision announced it expanded to Prince George, British Columbia (BC) with the acquisition of Jack Schultz Autobody and Queensway Autobody. The expansion brings Craftsman’s new total to 42 shops under four names in BC, Alberta and California, including 35 in BC alone. The BC communities of Kamloops, Duncan, Vernon and Rutland are other recent […]
Early Bird Discounts for Collision Repair Training at SEMA Ends October 13
Early bird pricing for the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Repairer Driven Education (RDE) programs at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev. ends after Friday, October 13. The RDE series, featuring the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit on Thursday of the show, will provide collision repairers with access to more than 30 educational […]
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