Adds new fundamentals accreditation area that focuses on employer’s most valued entry-level skills. The ASE Education Foundation recently conducted a workshop to review the tasks and tools used by ASE-accredited collision repair and refinish programs in high schools and colleges nationwide. The review committee consisted of individuals representing vehicle manufacturers, collision repair and refinish shop […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Fall Career Fair Schedule
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced its Fall 2023 High School and College Transportation Student Career Fair schedule, where employers have the opportunity to engage with future collision repair professionals. With events scheduled all across the country, employers won’t want to miss the chance to get to know hundreds, or even thousands, of incoming […]
Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Up Slightly in August
The decline in wholesale prices has stopped, though they remain down from the highs last year. Wholesale used-vehicle prices on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis increased 0.2% in August from July. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) rose to 212.2, down 7.7% from a year ago. Higher used vehicle prices allow for […]
CSN Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Quebec
CSN Collision Centres announced that CSN Saint-Léonard, a 14,000 sq. ft. facility located at 6200 Boul Metropolitan Est in Montreal, Quebec, has joined the CSN Collision Network. The workshop, owned by Jean-Luc Desjardins, has evolved in the bodywork field over the years. It’s now managed by Patrick Pelletier and his assistant Annie Collin and will […]
GT Motive Partners with OEC to Connect UK Customers to Competitive OEM Parts
GT Motive has announced a partnership with OEC to provide customers with access to competitively-priced OEM parts available directly from OEC’s Vision collision platform in the UK starting this year with plans to extend to other European countries in the future. David Vella, Executive Director of GT Motive, said, “We’re proud to partner with OEC […]
Bogi Lateiner Promotes Diversity and Inclusion in Schools, Workplaces at ASE Instructor’s Conference
The ASE Education Foundation engaged noted automotive expert and ASE spokesperson Bogi Lateiner to deliver her presentation, Revving up the Diversity: Shaping an Inclusive Future in Auto Repair High School and College Shop Programs,at the recent ASE Education Foundation instructor’s conference. Before a standing-room-only crowd, Lateiner gave a compelling speech that focused on how to […]
University of the Aftermarket Foundation Awards Over $600,000 in Scholarships for 2023-24 Academic Year
Program supports students becoming mechanical, collision or heavy-duty repair professionals. Applications for next school year due March 31, 2024. The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF) has awarded 378 scholarships to students throughout the country, totaling $640,250 for the upcoming school year. A complete list of scholarship recipients can be found online. Those awarded with […]
Longtime Minnesota Abra Franchisee Acquires Fifth Location
Kedrick and Louann Johnson, owners of KLST Inc., the owners of Abra Elk River, Abra Princeton, Abra St. Cloud, and Abra Duluth in Minnesota, recently purchased their fifth collision repair center, Abra Cloquet, from fellow franchisee, Mike DeBoer. Kedrick began his career working alongside his uncle in the 1960s. Kedrick continued to develop his skills […]
Association of British Insurers Reports Motor Insurance Claims Up 29% in Second Quarter, Cost of Vehicle Repairs Up 46%
Motor insurers paid out £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) in motor claims in the second quarter of this year, up 29% on the £2 billion paid in the same quarter last year according to latest Association of British Insurers (ABI) data published September 5. This was the highest quarterly figure since we started collecting data back […]
Andy Trommer Named Chief Technology Officer at Dent Wizard
Dent Wizard International announced it recently hired Andy Trommer as chief technology officer. In his new role, Trommer will work in tandem with Dent Wizard’s existing IT team, as well as the IT leadership team at Dealer Tire, Dent Wizard’s parent company. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s technological roadmap, driving innovation across […]
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