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Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices See Large Increase in February

March 7, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Prices index up for second month in a row, but is below historic levels last year. Wholesale used-vehicle prices on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis increased 4.3% in February from January according to the latest report from Manheim Consulting. This was the largest increase for the full month of February since 2009’s 4.4% […]

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

Crash Champions Opens New Collision Repair Center in Washington State

March 7, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions Collision Repair Team today announced the organization’s continued expansion across the Pacific Northwest by opening the doors to its 30th location in the state of Washington. The newest Crash Champions collision repair center officially opened on March 6. The repair center features 10,000 square feet of production space and is located at 303 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Openings, Washington State

Safelite Group Acquires Mark’s Mobile Glass in Missouri

March 7, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Safelite Group announced an agreement to acquire the auto glass assets of Mark’s Mobile Glass operating throughout Central Missouri. The transaction was completed on Friday, March 3. “We enjoy welcoming new team members to our business and leveraging their talents in providing the quality glass repair, replacement and recalibration services our customers expect from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Missouri, Safelite

TechForce Foundation Announces Collision Repair Student is Grand Prize Winner of Annual FutureTechs Rock Awards

March 7, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Taeler Coverdale of Houston honored with $1,000 scholarship and $4,000 in prizes. Taeler Coverdale, a collision repair student at Universal Technical Institute in Houston, Texas has been named as Grand Prize Winner in TechForce Foundation ’s 2023 FutureTechs Rock Awards. TechForce created this prestigious award to honor aspiring technicians and recognize students with a promising […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

US Light Vehicle Sales Up 9.5% in February Compared to Last Year

March 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

While February sales were still below pre-pandemic levels, it was a robust result by the standards of recent months. US Light Vehicle sales totaled 1.14 million units in February, according to LMC Automotive, a GlobalData Company. This translates to a Year-over-Year (YoY) gain of 9.5%, with the same number of selling days as in February […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LMC Automotive, New Vehicle Sales

Registration for AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST Shop of the Future Panel Draws Record Numbers

March 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

With less than two weeks to go, registration for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) flagship event, the NORTHEAST 2023 Automotive Services Show, being held March 17-19 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., is ramping up for show access as well as this year’s educational slate, sponsored by AirPro […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

Deadline to Apply for Automotive, Heavy-Duty Scholarships March 31

March 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF) is reminding students that March 31 is the deadline to submit applications on their Aftermarket Scholarship Central websites at AutomotiveScholarships.com and HeavyDutyScholarships.com. Interested parties can also text their name and email address to 720-903-2206 to receive information, reminders and updates about the University of the Aftermarket Foundation scholarship […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Scholarships, University of the Aftermarket Foundation

Ritchie Bros. Thanks Shareholders for Support of IAA Acquisition

March 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE:RBA) (TSE:RBA) on March 3 issued the following statement regarding the support it is receiving from many shareholders, including among the Company’s largest shareholders, as well as industry analysts on its acquisition of IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA): Vontobel Asset Management, which owns 2.15% of Ritchie Bros. shares, has joined many other Ritchie […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Insurance Auto Auctions, Ritchie Bros

Fix Auto UK Accelerates In-House Mental Health First Aider Course

March 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK is ramping up the number of Mental Health First Aider training courses to meet its goal of ensuring every Franchise Partner will have at least two qualified mental health first aiders on site. Since revealing its plans last summer to be the first repair network in the UK to offer courses that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, Mental Health, United Kingdom

AAA Reports Fear of Self-Driving Cars on the Rise

March 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Drivers increasingly anxious as autonomous technology advances. The results of AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey show that while there is still a high level of interest in partially-automated vehicle technology, attitudes toward fully self-driving vehicles have become increasingly apprehensive. This year there was a major increase in drivers who are afraid, rising to 68% as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles

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