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All Star Auto Lights Acquires Blackburn OEM Wheel Solutions

August 16, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Newly-created Wheels Division includes Blackburn, Jante Wheel, and Perfection Wheel. All Star Auto Lights, the distributor of alternative automotive parts and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), announced today the acquisition of Blackburn OEM Wheel Solutions, a leading supplier of new and refurbished original equipment manufacturer (OEM) steel and alloy wheels for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, All Star Auto Lights, Atlantic Street Capital

Fix Network Conference September 30-October 1 in Quebec City

August 16, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Fix Network Canada announced that its national conference is scheduled for September 30-October 1 at the Hilton Quebec City. The event will bring together some of the biggest names in the international automotive industry with an aim to discuss the biggest challenges the aftermarket sector is facing today. The first in two years, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Canada, Fix Network Canada

Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Results for August 2022 Show Slight Improvement Over July

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer views continue to rebound off the all-time low in June.   The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment rose in early August as low and middle-income consumers’ views on inflation improved. The Index of Consumer Sentiment was 55.1 in the mid-August preliminary report released August 12. This is up 7.0% compared to 51/5 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

New Safety Standard Covering Car Lift Installation and Service Is Now in Effect

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaces 2015 version, adds new content. The latest version of the American National Standard covering safety requirements for vehicle lift installation and service in North America is now in effect. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI/ALI ALIS 2022 replaced the existing standard, ANSI/ALI ALIS 2009 (R2015), effective August 4, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive LIft Institute, Safety, Standards

BASF Expands Automotive Refinish Coatings Capacity in China

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Expansion further supports market growth in the automotive industry in China and the rest of Asia. BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. (BCG) announced it expanded the production capacity of automotive refinish coatings at its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China. With the completion of the expansion in July, BASF’s annual production capacity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, BASF, China, Openings

Gas Prices Continue to Decline

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA reported that the national average for a gallon of regular gas fell 10 cents in the past week to $3.95 today, due primarily to stable oil prices and fewer drivers than usual fueling up. Today’s national average is 62 cents less than a month ago, but 77 cents more than a year ago. “Falling […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Fuel Prices

HD Repair Forum Welcomes New Advisory Board Members

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the past five years, stakeholders in the heavy-duty and medium-duty collision repair industry have met annually at the HD Repair Forum to discuss the greatest challenges impacting this market. Leading the conference’s focus and direction and the industry’s requests for progress is the HD Repair Forum’s advisory board, a diverse group of collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: HD Repair Forum, People

Auto Glass Now Adds Two New Locations in California

August 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto Glass Now, the same-day glass repair, replacement, and calibration provider that is part of the Driven Brands family, announced the opening of two new California locations. Auto Glass Now Pinedale is located at 30 W Spruce Ave in Pinedale and Auto Glass Now Sacramento is located at 9565 Folsom Blvd, in Sacramento. Both facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass Now, California, Driven Brands, Openings

ASA August 17 Webinar to Feature I-CAR Best Practices on Electric Vehicle Technology

August 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) Webinar Wednesday on Wednesday, August 17 at 1 p.m. (EDT) will feature I-CAR’s Dirk Fuchs who will take a close look at Electric Vehicle Technology and the industry-developed best practice for disconnecting and re-connecting high voltage vehicles. More information and registration for the EV technology webinar is available online. In […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, I-CAR, Webinars

AAA Says Annual Cost of New Car Ownership Crosses $10K Mark

August 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to the latest research from AAA, the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle in 2022 is $10,728, or $894 per month. A considerable increase from 2021, when the average yearly cost was $9,666 or $805.50 per month. Not surprisingly, fuel prices are the most significant factor pushing this year’s average […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA

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