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PPG Announces Leadership Appointments

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PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced on Tuesday several leadership appointments, effective immediately. Ram Vadlamannati, currently senior vice president, protective and marine coatings (PMC), and president, PPG EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), will transition to lead a newly created PPG operations organization, while maintaining executive oversight accountability of PPG’s EMEA region. He will report to PPG president […]

Australia’s AMA Group and BASF Renew 10-Year Supply Partnership

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AMA Group Limited (ASX:AMA) and BASF Australia Limited (BASF) confirmed a renewed 10-year partnership for the continued supply of BASF’s automotive paint technology across the entire AMA Group network. This new agreement extends the existing contract by two years and improves alignment of paint supply costs to the operating cash flows of the associated repairs. […]

January 26 CIECA Webinar Features Sean Carey on the New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims and Collision Industry

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The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that its next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 2 p.m. The one-hour webinar, The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry will feature Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants. Registration for the webinar is available online. During the […]

1Collision Adds First Collision Repair Center to Network in Utah

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1Collision announced the addition of AF Collision in American Fork, Utah to its network of independently owned collision repair centers. The business, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, is owned by Travis Olson. “We are delighted to be adding our first Utah shop to support our Utah customer base,” said John Hollingsworth, 1Collision director of […]

Affordability Top Consumer Concern on EV Adoption

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According to the Deloitte LLP 2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consumers in the U.S. and other global markets are more flexible to EV changes in the automotive sector but concerns about cost and trust still impact growth of EV adoption. The report is based on a survey of more than 26,000 consumers from 24 countries […]

Collision Industry Foundation Announces 2023 Board and Officers

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The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced its Board of Trustees and elected Officers for 2023. The Board includes15 individuals who have volunteered their time and made the commitment to serve the mission and vision of CIF. The incoming 2023 Officers, rounding out the executive leadership, are as follows: Dan Risley of CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc., […]

I-CAR Announces New Vehicle Technology and Trends Course for 2023

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Online course examines what’s ahead for industry as technology advances. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced open enrollment of its new Vehicle Technology and Trends 2023 course. Led by I-CAR’s team of technical experts, the one-hour online course looks ahead at the scale and scope of today’s technology-driven era of repairs, including […]

Crash Champions Acquires Four Collision Repair Centers in Mississippi

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Crash Champions, LLC announced that it has grown its presence in Mississippi through the acquisition of Capitol Body Shop and its four collision repair centers in the Jackson metro area. With the addition of Capitol Body, Crash Champions now provides customers access to collision repair service at seven locations in the Magnolia State, complementing the […]

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