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South Florida Towing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

May 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Friday, Craig Goldstein, 60, of Boca Raton, Florida the owner of a Lauderdale Lakes towing company, pled guilty to three counts of Tax Evasion for underreporting income and failing to pay federal tax on money he received through a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) kickback scheme and other cash-based fraud. The sentencing has been set […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

GM and INRIX Join Forces to Leverage Connected Vehicle Data to Help Achieve Vision Zero Goals for Congestion and Crashes

May 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors (NYSE:GM) and INRIX Inc., the mobility analytics and connected car services provider, announced a collaboration to develop safety solutions to help transportation and planning agencies achieve road safety goals. Available first in the U.S., Safety View by GM Future Roads & INRIX is a cloud-based application that provides transportation officials with critical insights […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors, INRIX, Telematics, traffic safety

Berkshire Hathaway Reports GEICO Collision Claims Frequency Up 15-16% in First Quarter Compared to Last Year

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reports underwriting loss in quarter as losses and loss adjustment expense were up over 32%. Berkshire Hathaway reported its first quarter 2022 earnings, including details about its GEICO subsidiary, the second largest auto insurer in the U.S. According to the company, GEICO premiums written in the first quarter of 2022 were $10.265 billion, an increase […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Claim Severity, Earnings, GEICO

Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Centers in California and Idaho

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced that it has acquired Costelli & Pardini Auto Body, a San Francisco Bay Area collision repair shop located at 2002 Palm Ave in San Mateo, Calif., and Ruben’s Body Shop located at 911 3rd St S in Nampa, Idaho. The acquisition of Costelli & Pardini gives Crash Champions 34 locations across […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Crash Champions, Idaho

GM Customer Care and Aftersales Celebrates National Skilled Trades Day

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In recognition of National Skilled Trades Day, celebrated the first Wednesday in May each year, General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales is thanking the more than 40,000 auto technicians across its dealerships. GM is committed to helping GM dealerships both retain its current skilled auto technicians and recruit future talent through education and opportunities for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors, Skilled Trades Day, Workforce Development

Scott Kaboos Named OEM Technical Lead at I-CAR

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced the addition of Scott Kaboos, a 20-year industry veteran, to the newly created position of Principal, OEM Technical Lead, and will also serve as a collision repair Subject Matter Expert (SME). Kaboos joins I-CAR following several years with American Honda Motor, where he led the development […]

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

Mike Rowe to Keynote at Auto Glass Week

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Emmy-winning host, best-selling author, executive producer, and trades advocate Mike Rowe will be the keynote speaker at Auto Glass Week 2022 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas on September 15. Rowe is one of the nation’s most respected leaders of championing vocations through series such as Dirty Jobs and Somebody’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass Week

Ford Launches Certified Glass Network

May 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Network seeks to ensure Ford and Lincoln vehicle glass installation using original equipment procedures and parts. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) yesterday announced the launch of the Ford Certified Glass Network (FCGN) that provides training and certification requirements for qualified, enrolled glass installers offering Original Equipment (OEM) glass replacement on Ford and Lincoln vehicles. According to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass, Ford Motor Company, OEM Certification

Registration Opens for 2022 SEMA Show

May 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Registration for the 2022 SEMA Show, taking place November 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. is now open online. “The SEMA Show is where industry professionals go to grow existing relationships, create new ones, and push their businesses forward,” said Tom Gattuso, SEMA Vice President of Events. “Exhibitors are eager […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SEMA

Louisiana Tops State Farm List of Top States for Hurricane Claims Last Year

May 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Last year one in four hurricane claims were auto claims. In 2021, State Farm received around 119,000 claims from hurricanes in nine states totaling approximately $1.2 billion in claims paid to help customers repair and rebuild. The storms included in the 2021 claims data include Henri, Nicholas and Ida. These storms had a major impact […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: State Farm

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