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Lyndee Brassieur Appointed Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety at PPG

March 21, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced that Lyndee Brassieur, currently global director, industrial segment operations, specialty coatings and materials (SCM), has been named vice president, environment, health and safety (EHS), effective April 1, 2024. She will report to Ram Vadlamannati, senior vice president, operations. Brassieur succeeds Mark Cancilla, who retired from PPG, effective March 1, 2024. In […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, PPG

Boyd Group Reports Sales of $2.9 Billion in 2023

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Overall sales were up 21.1% compared to 2022. Added 106 new locations during the year. Boyd Group Services Inc. (TSE: BYD) today announced sales increased by 21.1% to $2.9 billion, up from $2.4 billion in 2022. Same-store sales increased 15.8% during the year. Fiscal 2023 recognized one less selling and production day when compared to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Earnings

ASA Supports Federal Youth Apprenticeship Advancement Act

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), Subcommittee on Employment & Workplace Safety held a hearing to examine the value that youth apprenticeship programs provide to employers and the general public. The hearing also looked at the problems that inhibit the positive impact of these […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, legislation, U.S. Senate

Record 1.2 Million Electric Vehicles Sold in U.S. Last Year

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sales projected to set new record this year. A record 1.2 million U.S. vehicle buyers chose to go electric last year, according to estimates from Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. More specifically, 1,189,051 new electric vehicles (EVs) were put into service as the slow shift to an electrified future continued unabated. In 2023, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Edmunds, Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales

High School Skilled Trades Teachers Have Until May 3 to Apply for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Outstanding U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers can apply for a total of $1.5 million in cash prizes starting today as part of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize. Since 2017, more than $7 million has been awarded to 133 skilled trades teachers and their programs. The deadline to apply for the 2024 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Grants, Harbor Freight Tools

March 29 Deadline for Priority Booth Selection for 2024 SEMA Show Exhibitors

March 20, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The road to the 2024 SEMA Show, November 5-8 in Las Vegas, begins with the annual booth priority selection process. This is when exhibitors choose a Show floor location based on their seniority in a process that literally builds the SEMA Show section by section, booth by booth. “It is like the order of a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Nevada, SEMA Show

Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Continued to Decrease in First Half of March

March 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Prices were down nearly 15% compared to the full month in March 2023. Wholesale used-vehicle prices, on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis, decreased 0.6% from February in the first 15 days of March. The midmonth Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index dropped to 202.6, which was down 14.9% from the full month of March […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Manheim Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Index, Wholesale Used Vehicle PRices

Axalta Refinish Appointed Preferred Supplier by UK Insurers LV= and Allianz

March 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Refinish have signed a five-year agreement with leading insurers, LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) and Allianz in the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the agreement, Axalta Refinish will become a preferred supplier to LV= and Allianz’s UK network of refinish technology through its premium refinish brands Cromax, Spies Hecker, Standox as well as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Allianz, Axalta Coating Systems, LV=, United Kingdom

Fisker Pauses EV Production for Six Weeks

March 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Announces it is in talks with a large automaker for a potential transaction to develop EV platforms and to manufacture in the US. Electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) announced yesterday it would pause production for six weeks starting this week to align inventory levels and progress strategic and financing initiatives. The company said […]

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Jeff Liaw Named CEO and Director at Copart

March 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jay Adair named Executive Chairman. Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jeff Liaw as the company’s sole Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the Board of Directors. Liaw has been serving as Co-CEO since March 2022. In addition, Jay Adair, who served as the Company’s CEO […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, People

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