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PPG to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 9,400 Metric Tons Annually with Renewable Energy Investment

June 27, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced an agreement with NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) brand Direct Energy that will enable four PPG paints and coatings manufacturing facilities and 62 PPG PAINTS stores in Texas to reduce their carbon footprint. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) greenhouse gas (GHG) equivalencies calculator, the initiative is estimated to reduce PPG’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Environmental, ESG, PPG

Michael Humphreys Confirmed as Commissioner of Pennsylvania Insurance Department

June 27, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

On June 26, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Humphreys to serve as Insurance Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID). Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Humphreys, who previously served as Acting Insurance Commissioner under Governor Tom Wolf. “I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the Commonwealth as Insurance Commissioner under Governor Shapiro’s dedicated […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania, People

U.S. Auto Sales Projected to Increase Over 22% in June Compared to Last year

June 26, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Growth continues for third consecutive month. Total new-vehicle sales for June 2023, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,381,200 units, a 22.6% increase from June 2022, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and GlobalData. June 2023 has 26 selling days, the same as June 2022. New-vehicle total sales in Q2 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, GlobalData, J.D. Power, New Vehicle Sales

Crash Champions Founder and CEO Matt Ebert Named Midwest Entrepreneur Of The Year

June 26, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions announced that founder and CEO Matt Ebert has been named by Ernst & Young, LLP (EY US) as a winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Midwest Award. The announcement was made during a special ceremony hosted on June 21, in Chicago. Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent and most […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Crash Champions

1Collision Holds ADAS & EV Education Event at I-CAR Chicago Technical Center

June 26, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

1Collision and the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) partnered for an education-focused event at the Chicago Technical Center in June to bring focus to the latest technology impacting collision repair shops today, ADAS-equipped vehicles and electric vehicles (EV). 1Collision collaborated with I-CAR so their facility owners and partners could see first-hand how a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, I-CAR

Classic Collision Acquires New Collision Repair Center in Minneapolis Market

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of the Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting Franchise of Richfield, Minn. The Maaco Richfield Franchise was family owned and operated servicing Hennepin and surrounding counties for the past several years. “I am excited to see Classic Collision take the business our team built to the next level by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, MAACO, Minnesota

New California Bureau of Automotive Repair Citation and Fine Program Begins July 1

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Under the new California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Citation and Fine Program, beginning July 1, 2023, the BAR will be able to issue citations and fines to automotive repair dealers (ARDs) for violations of the Automotive Repair Act, with fines potentially reaching up to $5,000 per violation. The Automotive Service Councils of California provided […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Regulations

U.S. Regulators Propose New Safety Standard Requiring Automatic Emergency Braking Systems in Heavy Vehicles

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require heavy vehicles to have automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems that will mitigate the frequency and severity of rear-end crashes. The NPRM can be downloaded online. “Advanced driver […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Heavy Duty Trucks, NHTSA, Regulations

3M Resolves Claims by Public Water Suppliers over PFAS for $10.3 Billion

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Provides funding for public water suppliers (PWS) nationwide that have detected PFAS in drinking water, as well as for eligible PWS that may detect PFAS at any level in the future. 3M (NYSE:MMM) has entered into a broad class resolution to support PFAS remediation for public water suppliers (PWS) that detect PFAS at any level […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Lawsuits

Alex Stapleton Joins Spanesi Americas

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas announced the addition of Alex Stapleton to add new services to the company’s growing training and technical departments as Customer Business Development Adviser. Stapleton has been engaged in the collision repair industry for over a decade, including eight years of experience as the operator, and repair planner, and owner of a successful body […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Spanesi

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