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Caliber’s Angie Babin Elected Chair of TechForce Foundation Board of Directors

February 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation announced Angie Babin, VP of Supply Chain with Caliber Collision has been elected President/Chair of its Board of Directors. TechForce also announced its 2022 officers and board members, including high-level executives, experts and educators from throughout the transportation industry. “Since joining the Board in 2018, Angie Babin has made significant contributions to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Caliber, People, TechForce Foundation

Ted McClintic Named Director of Field Support at AirPro Diagnostics

February 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced that Ted McClintic has joined AirPro Diagnostics as Director of Field Support. McClintic started his career at Church Brothers Auto Body in Indianapolis, Ind. in 1998 and went on to hold executive positions with large MSO’s in Operations, OEM Certification and Quality Control.  “We welcome Ted to our AirPro team and are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AirPro Diagnostics, People

US Light Vehicle Sales Down 9% in January Compared to Last Year

February 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Lean inventories continue to hold auto sales below real demand. The calendar indicates a new year, but the overall market conditions remain quite similar to the end of 2021. Lean inventories dragged down US sales in January to just over 1 million units, according to LMC Automotive, the independent automotive global forecasting and market intelligence […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LMC Automotive, New Vehicle Sales

Alameda County California District Attorney Announces Nearly $4 Million Settlement of Hazardous Waste Case Against Firestone Repair Centers

February 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

County District Attorney’s offices in California continue to pursue hazardous waste cases against automotive repair facilities and retailers. Firestone Complete Auto Care has agreed to a nearly $4 million settlement with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and 28 other prosecutors in an environmental protection case that alleged the company unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bridgestone Retail Opertions, California, Firestone, Hazardous Waste, Lawsuits

AAA Reports Gas Prices at Highest Level Since 2014

February 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Prices continue to Increase with no signs of slowing. According to AAA’s weekly fuel gauge report, blustery winter weather and geopolitical tensions are helping to drive the price of oil higher, which is in the low-$90s per barrel, nearly $30 more than in August. The recent cold weather in the U.S increased the demand for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Gas Prices

Registration Open for March 23-25 Women in Auto Care Leadership Conference

February 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, announced the opening of registration and the keynote speaker for its upcoming Women in Auto Care Leadership Conference. The annual conference will take place March 23-25 in Indianapolis, Ind., at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown. The 2022 conference theme is “Reconnect and Revitalize” and will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Auto Care Association, Women in Auto Care

Bob Hunter to Retire After 27 Years as Consumer Federation of America’s Director of Insurance

February 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) announced February 1 that J. Robert “Bob” Hunter, the organization’s Director of Insurance since 1995, will be retiring from CFA effective immediately. He will continue to serve in an advisory role as CFA’s Insurance Director Emeritus. Prior to joining CFA, Bob created and ran the National Insurance Consumer Organization […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Federation of America, People

Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Over Fraudulent Tax Filings at Maryland Collision Repair Facility

February 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendants will be required to pay over $2 Million in restitution. Ercin Kalender, age 60, and Lizette Kalender, age 44, both of Alexandria, Virginia pleaded guilty February 3 to conspiracy in relation to tax fraud within their corporate filings and business taxes.  As part of their plea agreements, the Kalenders have been ordered to pay […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Justice, Lawsuit, Maryland, Tax

PPG to Acquire Powder Coatings Manufacturing Business of Arsonsisi

February 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings business of Arsonsisi, an industrial coatings company based in Milan, Italy. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Arsonsisi is a leading supplier of specialty […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, PPG Industries

Northeast Tradeshow Announces Education Slate

February 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) shared its updated slate of educational programming for its flagship event, the NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show, which will return in person March 18-20 to the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, N.J. More information and registration for the NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show is available online. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

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