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U.S. Auto Sales Fall in September to Lowest Level for the Year

October 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle supply crisis brings the recovery in auto sales from the pandemic to a halt. Greatly depleted inventories dragged down U.S. vehicle sales to their lowest level for the month of September since 2010, according to LMC Automotive, the independent automotive global forecasting and market intelligence company. Automakers sold just under 1 million Light Vehicles […]

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

All Star Auto Lights Expands into Wheel Replacement with Acquisitions in Tennessee and Indiana

October 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Acquisition provides an extension into related remanufactured and aftermarket parts replacement product offerings. All Star Auto Lights, a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, announced its expansion into the remanufactured and aftermarket wheel category with the acquisitions of Jante Wheel and Perfection Wheel. The company also announced that Rob Barkley was named vice president of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, All Star Auto Lights, Indiana, Tennessee

PPG Introduces UV-Cured Primer Surfacer to U.S. and Canadian Refinish Markets

October 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG OneChoice SU1280 UV-Cured Primer Surfacer

System can be fully cured, ready to sand in just 2 minutes. PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the launch of PPG OneChoice SU1280 UV-Cured Primer Surfacer for the U.S. and Canadian automotive refinish markets. Available in a spray-gun-applied quart, the primer surfacer with advanced UV-cure coating technology can be sanded in just two minutes after application. “This […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries

Gore Mutual First Canadian Insurer to Rollout Solera Qapter Estimating

October 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera | Audatex (Canada) announced that Gore Mutual Insurance Company is the first Canadian insurer to rollout Qapter Estimating, Solera’s AI-based estimating platform. Gore Mutual is the first Canadian insurer to utilize Qapter to assess vehicle damage for improved customer service. Qapter is the next-generation browser-agnostic estimating and total loss workflow platform for staff, repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Audatex, Canada, Gore Mutual Insurance Company, Solera

CCC Receives Cloud Computing Award

October 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Intelligent Solutions has been named a top technology company in the software as a service sector by Business Intelligence and honored with a 2021 Stratus Award. The 2021 Stratus Awards recognizes companies and individuals innovating in the Cloud through differentiated technology offerings that advance industries and improve lives. “CCC is excited to be recognized […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, CCC

State Farm Reports Drivers Struck Over 2 Million Animals During the Pandemic

October 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pennsylvania had the largest number of animal collisions at over 166,000. West Virginia risk highest as percentage of claims. State Farm reports that during the recent 12-month period between July of 2020 and June of 2021, similar scenes occurred an estimated 2.1 million times across U.S. roads (7.2% more than in the previous 12 months) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Animal Collisions, State Farm

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in New York State

October 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Clarence, New York. This new Gerber Collision & Glass repair center has operated as Stevens Collision since 1958. Clarence is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Buffalo, the second largest city in the state of New York. “We are excited to welcome […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, New York State

Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Seattle

October 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of Stetner Auto Body, a 45-year-old collision repair business in Seattle, Wash. Classic Collision now operates a total of 151 repair centers in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington State. “We have been able to help out a lot of people over the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, Washington State

ASA Unveils New Regional Organizational Map

October 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Association announces it is accepting resumes for Regional Director positions through October 8. Last week, the Automotive Service Association (ASA), announced it is transitioning to a new association model leveraging its expansive history to create a single, unified industry voice. Under the new model, a 50-state regional structure will take place to represent every member […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association

Hertz Names Former Ford CEO Mark Fields as Interim CEO

October 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Paul Stone to serve as President and Chief Operations Officer. Hertz announced today it has named Mark Fields as interim CEO and Paul Stone as president and chief operations officer, as the company accelerates its commitment to lead the future of mobility and travel. The moves, effective immediately, are part of a vision for an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hertz, People

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