Index revised up from the preliminary figure but 11% below a year ago as inflation and gas-price worries persist. Consumer sentiment fell 6.3% in August in the final reading from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, with the Index of Consumer Sentiment landing at 51.7, down from 55.2 in July and 11.2% below the […]
Crash Champions Opens 28th Pennsylvania Location in Lancaster
Crash Champions has opened a collision repair center at 846 Flory Mill Road in Lancaster, Pa., its second in the Lancaster market and its 28th in the state. The newly constructed 20,000-square-foot facility carries I-CAR Gold Class designation and sits near the interchange of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 283. The opening adds capacity […]
California Motor Vehicle Glass Act Heads to Newsom as Glass Association Urges Veto
Governor has until Sept. 30 to act on SB 988. The Independent Glass Association says Assembly consumer-choice amendments do not resolve its concerns. The California Legislature gave final approval to Senate Bill 988, the California Motor Vehicle Glass Act, on Aug. 26, when the Senate concurred 37-0 in Assembly amendments to the measure. The Assembly […]
Scott Sinclair Promoted to Director of I-CAR Canada
I-CAR Canada has promoted Scott Sinclair to director, moving the program’s business development manager into strategic and operational leadership of Canada’s collision repair training and recognition body. “Scott’s extensive industry experience and leadership have helped him build credibility within the collision sector and among I-CAR customers. I have great confidence in Scott’s ability to guide […]
Caliber Expands in New England with Acquisition of 10-Location MSO
Aquisition marks Caliber’s entry into Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Caliber said Aug. 31 it has acquired 10 Key Collision collision repair facilities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, marking the Lewisville, Texas-based consolidator’s entry into all three states. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal extends Caliber’s reach to a footprint the company now […]
Crash Champions Acquires Eighth Collision Repair Center in Mississippi
Crash Champions has acquired a collision repair facility in Southaven, Miss., formerly Key Collision of Southaven, and began operating the location under its own brand Aug. 31. The repair center at 2363 Stateline Road W. is the Chicago-based multiple shop operator’s eighth location in Mississippi. Southaven sits on the Tennessee line directly south of Memphis, […]
AASP/NJ Wraps Summer Webinar Series on Exit Planning, TPMS and Alignment Revenue
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) closed out its two-session summer webinar series in August with a business-transition course from a certified exit planner and a revenue course adapted from the mechanical seminar the association added to its NORTHEAST trade show in March. Both sessions were free to members. Both sessions […]
Farmers Links Safety Technology to Costlier Repairs and Premiums in Consumer Guide
The guide names diagnostic scans, calibration and specialized labor as repair cost drivers and tells policyholders those costs flow into rates. Farmers Insurance published a consumer guide Aug. 31 detailing for policyholders how the cameras, sensors and radar behind advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are making collision repairs more complex and expensive, and that repair […]
ASE Connects Hosts Weekly Beyond the Wrench Podcast
Jay Goninen, vice president of industry advancement at the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), is hosting a weekly podcast entitled Beyond the Wrench. The podcast promotes careers in the automotive, diesel and collision repair industries. Each week, Goninen sits down with shop owners, technicians, instructors and professionals in the automotive, diesel and collision […]
IIHS Reports Police Undercount Driver Cellphone Use Before Crashes
Drivers are using cellphones in the moments before crashes at least seven times as often as police reports indicate, according to a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study that linked telematics records from safe-driving apps to police-reported crashes. The findings mean distracted driving’s contribution to crash frequency — and to the collision claims […]
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