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CSN Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Saskatchewan

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CSN Collision Centres announced the addition of CSN Klassen, a 12,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan to its network. The facility was acquired by the Lift Auto Group, its first facility in the province of Saskatchewan. “We believe Saskatchewan is an ideal region to continue to grow our portfolio of high-quality […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations, Saskatchewan

Boyd Group Acquires Michigan Collision Repair Center

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Wyandotte, Mich. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Eureka Body & Fender and has serviced the market for 47 years. Located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit River, Wyandotte is approximately 11 miles south of Detroit and 10 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Michigan

I-CAR Details Updated COVID-19 Policies

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Provides update to industry relief program launched last year in response to the coronavirus. In an open letter John Van Alstyne, CEO and President of the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) on January 15, he detailed the non-profit training organization’s 2021 Industry Relief program to support the collision repair industry. “I-CAR was built […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, I-CAR

Microsoft Invests $2 Billion in Cruise to Commercialize Self-Driving Vehicles

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Cruise and General Motors today announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner, and more accessible world for everyone. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, Cruise, General Motors, Microsoft

NHTSA Exempts Autonomous Vehicles That Do Not Carry Passengers from Crashworthiness Standards

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on January 14 issued a final rule to modernize numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and clarify ambiguities in current occupant protection standards for vehicles equipped with automated driving systems that are designed without traditional manual driver controls. The rule amends several crashworthiness regulations to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, NHTSA, Regulations

ITW Evercoat Receives Uni-Select Canadian Paint and Body Equipment Supplier Award

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Uni-Select Inc. (TSX: UNS) announced the winners of its annual Canadian Automotive Group Awards for its top Canadian supply partners, an award that celebrates remarkable achievements, innovation and outstanding service. The award recipients were announced on the last day of its AUTOXPO event, held virtually for the first time ever January 15 through 17. This […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Canada, ITW Evercoat, Uni-Select

FCA and Groupe PSA Merger Completed

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The merger between Peugeot S.A. (Groupe PSA) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA), that was announced in 2019, which led to the creation of Stellantis N.V. took effect January 16. As previously announced, Stellantis’ common shares will begin trading on Euronext in Paris and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, FCA, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Stellantis

Fix Network Raises CA$19,970 for Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada

January 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Fix Network along with its staff and strategic partners, have raised CA$19,970 ($15,693) to support Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada (RMHC Canada) and its programs aimed at helping families with sick children. All through December 2020, Fix Network’s Canada-wide initiative, called “Season of Giving”, encouraged its strategic partners and staff to donate generously to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Donations, Fix Network Canada

U.S. Roadway Deaths Surge Over 13% in Third Quarter

January 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

q3 2020 Roadway Deaths

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 11,260 people were killed on U.S. roadways in the third quarter of 2020, a 13.1% increase compared to the third quarter of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, 28,190 people died in crashes, a 4.6% increase from the year before. Traffic deaths rose even […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Fatalities

Fix Auto UK Achieves TrustPilot Milestone

January 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Auto UK has its first significant Trustpilot milestone after receiving its 500th customer review on the platform. The network’s overall TrustScore on the global customer review platform is recorded at 4.7 out of five, rating Fix Auto UK and its franchise partners as excellent for the customer service delivered. Eighty-nine per cent of all […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK

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