BASF Automotive Refinish announced that Capital Paint & Refinish, a BASF single-line ColorSource distributor, has expanded its distribution of BASF brands into the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado Springs. “With Capital Paint now serving our collision repair customers in Colorado, BASF continues to meet and exceed our customers’ needs,” said Denise Kingstrom, BASF Distribution Director. […]
Uni-Select Launches FinishMaster in Canada
Announces initial openings in Toronto and Ottawa. Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), the distributor of automotive parts and paint and related products in Canada and parent company of FinishMaster, Inc., announced today that its FinishMaster brand will be launched in Canada. As part of its strategy, FinishMaster Canada Inc., a subsidiary of the company, will be opening […]
Copart Announces Opening of First Location in Germany
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the opening of its first German vehicle storage and auction location in Bad Fallingbostel, near Hanover. “This is an incredible milestone for Copart. We are now offering the full Copart model to the German market, the tenth country in which our model has been implemented,” said Vinnie Mitz, President of Copart. […]
IMI and Automechanika Announce Global Skills Partnership
The UK-based Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) announced today it will be working together with trade event organizer, Messe Frankfurt, whose Automechanika events are dedicated to improving the automotive supply chain and aftermarket. Bringing together thousands of automotive supply and aftermarket companies on an international platform, the IMI will be partnering with Automechanika as […]
Service King Opens 35th Collision Repair Center in Dallas-Fort Worth Market
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced today it officially opened the doors to newest collision repair center located in The Colony, Texas. The repair center is Service King’s 35th location in its home market of Dallas-Fort Worth. “This is a proud moment for the entire Service King family as we continue to grow our team […]
Autonomous Vehicles May Reduce US Auto Insurance Premiums by More than 40% by 2050
According to the annual Global Insurance Market Opportunities report by Aon Benfield, premiums will shrink due to the adoption of autonomous vehicles. Forecast assumes an 81 percent reduction in claims frequency, increase in severity. Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has launched its annual Global Insurance Market Opportunities […]
Boyd Acquires Florida Collision Repair Center
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the September 7, opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Sebastian, Fla. The center previously operated as Riverside Auto Body and is well located on Florida’s Route 1 east coast highway. “This location complements our four other centers in the Melbourne area and will allow us […]
Texas Auto Body Trade Show and Education Days Friday and Saturday
The Texas Auto Body Trade Show and Education Days will be held this Friday, September 16 and Saturday September 17 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Richardson, Texas. This event will be the first industry event in Texas since NACE was held in the state in 2002. In addition to over 50 display booths, […]
Tesla Upgrading AutoPilot to Rely More on Radar
In a blog post yesterday, Tesla Motors announced it will be releasing an upgrade to its Autopilot software. According to Tesla, version 8 of its software will use more advanced signal processing of its onboard radar. According to the post, “The radar was added to all Tesla vehicles in October 2014 as part of the […]
NHTSA Publishes Recall Notification Proposal
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), released a proposed rule that would require manufacturers to notify consumers of outstanding recalls by electronic means in addition to first-class mail. By not specifying the exact method of notification, the rule allows for flexibility in the method of delivery. According […]
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