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Northeast U.S. Homes Least Ready for Fast EV Chargers

May 30, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Broader U.S. electric vehicle (EV) adoption will demand significantly upgraded home-charging capacity – as about 80 percent of EV charging is done at home. Unfortunately, public charging today is a slow and cumbersome alternative for many American EV drivers – while home EV charging eliminates the burden of charging in the wild, maximizing the experience […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles

PPG Invests $44 million to Boost Global Powder Coatings Production

May 30, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Latin America. Collectively, the investment – $30 million for U.S. plants and $14 million for facilities in Latin America – is expected to increase overall capacity, add production capabilities for bonded metallic powders, improve processing times with automated […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brazil, Indiana, Mexico, North Carolina, Powder Coatings, PPG, Texas

42.3 Million Americans Expected to Travel for Memorial Day Weekend

May 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Road trips projected up over 6% compared to 2022. AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase for all modes of travel compared to 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Holiday Travel, INRIX

AIA Canada Partners with Ontario Government to Launch New Automotive Trades Training Program

May 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada), in partnership with the Government of Ontario, St. Lawrence College, Conestoga College, Fanshawe College and Plug ‘N Drive, announced May 24 a new auto care industry training program to help address the industry’s workforce development challenges. Made possible through round three of the Ontario Government’s Skills Development […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AIA Canada, Canada, Ontario, Workforce Development

US House Republicans Send Letter to EPA Opposing Proposed Emissions Regulation

May 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that the EPA received a letter signed by 151 Republican members of the U.S. House urging the agency to rescind its proposed rule that would create more stringent tail pipe emissions regulations for light and medium-heavy vehicles. If enacted, the rule would increasingly cap the amount of carbon dioxide […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Regulations, U.S. EPA, U.S. House of Representatives

State Farm Releases 2022 Impact Report

May 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

State Farm has released its 2022 Impact Report, an overview of “our efforts to be a good neighbor and work toward a better world tomorrow.” This is the company’s third report and details its efforts in 2022 and provides an update on the commitments it made to build a better world. Formerly titled the Environmental, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ESG, State Farm

Nissan Receives Award at Annual Great Designs In Steel Symposium For Innovative Use of Advanced High-Strength Steel

May 25, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Nissan for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the Nissan Rogue. The award was presented by Chris Kristock, vice president of AISI’s automotive program, at the 21st annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) symposium at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advanced high strength steel, Awards, Nissan, Steel Market Development Institute

Memphis Man Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China

May 24, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than 2,000 counterfeit airbags recovered. Mohammed Al-Abadi, 51, of Memphis, Tenn., has been indicted and arrested for one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and one count of causing the criminal transportation of hazardous materials by air carrier. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced. According to United States Attorney Ritz and the information presented […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Lawsuits, Tennessee

US Light Vehicle Sales Projected Up 18% in May Compared to Last Year

May 24, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

S&P Global Mobility reports growing inventories and falling prices, but US auto sales growth still progressing slowly. As the market awaits a clear signal that either growing new-vehicle inventories or consumer affordability issues will emerge as the main determinant of auto sales trends in the immediate term, new U.S. light vehicle demand in May is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales, S&P Global Mobility

PPG Outlines Growth Framework at Investor Event

May 24, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the company’s growth framework to deliver Purposeful, Profitable Growth. The company shared details of its organic growth framework and expectations for organic sales and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) growth. In addition, the company communicated the validation of its decarbonization targets by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). PPG president and chief […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Environmental, ESG, Governance, PPG

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