Caliber Collision CEO Grimshaw has been named Ernst & Young’s 2016 Southwest Entrepreneur of the Year in the services category. Grimshaw received the prestigious award at the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Gala in Dallas, Texas, which honors and recognizes the men and women who create the products, services and jobs that […]
Auto Care Association Appoints New CFO, Emerging Technologies Director
The Auto Care Association announced two staff appointments. Nathan Perrine was named chief financial officer (CFO) and Joe Register director of emerging technologies. Perrine, who will assume responsibilities on July 18, most recently served as vice president, finance and administration, and CFO of the American Coatings Association in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the American […]
Interview: Mark Mandl, Ford Motor Company
Mark Mandl, Collision Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Company provides an update on the F-150 collision repair program, certification and repair costs. The official announcement in January 2014 by Ford Motor Company that its 2015 Ford F-150 would include an aluminum-intensive body structure was the culmination of years of planning by the vehicle manufacturer. Moving […]
Allstate Reports Brownsville, Texas Tops Annual America’s Best Drivers Report
For the first time ever, Brownsville, Texas, is the safest-driving city on Allstate’s 12th annual America’s Best Drivers Report. The insurer hopes the report serves as an important safe-driving reminder as motorists prepare to hit the roads for the July Fourth holiday – which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found is the deadliest […]
Collision Repair Networks Support AIA Canada Accreditation Program
The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada announced that the collision repair networks Assured Automotive, CARSTAR Canada, CSN Collision Centres and Fix Auto Canada have declared their support for the upcoming Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP). Comprising over half of the collision repair business in Canada, the networks have unanimously voiced their backing for […]
U.S. Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ozone Rule
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held a hearing last week titled “Examining Pathways Towards Compliance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ground-Level Ozone.” During the hearing, the Subcommittee addressed S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act […]
Certified Collision Group Appoints Ernie Laky Vice President of Procurement
The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the appointment of Ernie Laky to the position of Vice President of Procurement. Laky provides more than 30 years of experience in creating, negotiating and growing strategic partnership relationships within the automotive repair industry, and will focus on the development of key vendor programs to the direct benefit of […]
July 4th Travel Volume Projected to Be Highest Ever for the Holiday
More than 36 million people projected to take advantage of lower gas prices to take a road trip over the upcoming holiday weekend. AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend. This represents the highest fourth of July travel volume on record and five million more travelers compared to Memorial Day […]
New-Vehicle Retail Sales Projected to Slow Down in June
New-vehicle retail sales in June are expected to reach 1,206,700 units, a 0.5 percent decline from a year ago on a selling-day adjusted basis, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales through the first half of 2016 are projected to reach 6.8 million units, down 0.2 […]
Carquest Technical Institute Expands Training Courses
Carquest Technical Institute (CTI), the Commercial training division of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), recently introduced four new technical courses available to technicians and shop owners in CTI’s 250 North American training regions. CTI’s training strengthens the skills needed to both operate a business and properly diagnose and repair today’s complex vehicles, so shops can […]
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