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Group 1 Automotive Disposes of Brazil Operations

July 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), the automotive retailer with 201 dealerships and 46 collision centers located in the U.S. and U.K., announced that it has closed on the disposition of its Brazil operations.  The company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary GPI SA, LLC closed the sale transaction under the Share Purchase Agreement with Original […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Brazil, Group 1, Original Holdings S.A.

National Auto Body Council to Host Golf Fundraiser September 12 in Missouri

July 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) will host the NABC Gateway Pars for Cars Golf Fundraiser, presented by Enterprise, and a NABC Recycled Rides presentation, on Monday, September 12 at Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo. near St. Louis. Each year, the NABC and its member partners raise funds to support hundreds of NABC […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Golf Outing, Missouri, National Auto Body Council

Texas Attorney General Files Petition to Block NHTSA Auto Fuel Efficiency and EV Requirements

July 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for review challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) for certain cars and light trucks. The regulation seeks to increase the number of electric vehicles on roads nationwide. Ten other states have joined the petition.  This challenge opposes the Biden […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Fuel Economy, NHTSA, Texas

AAA Predicts 47.9 Million People Will Travel This July 4th

June 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Car travel during holiday expected to set a new record despite the historically high gas prices. Gasoline demand has been trending downward compared to 2019. Summer travel is already in full swing and Independence Day will be no exception as AAA predicts 47.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Gasoline Consumption, Holiday Travel

AkzoNobel Named Exclusive Provider of Automotive Paints and Coatings to Lincoln Tech

June 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training for more than 75 years, has entered into an agreement with AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc. Lincoln Tech’s Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology programs across the country will utilize paints and refinish coatings solely from AkzoNobel, as the two organizations strengthen their partnership following […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, AkzoNobel, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

USAA Receives Highest Overall Score for 23rd Year in a Row from J.D. Power for Auto Insurance Satisfaction

June 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

USAA achieved the highest overall score in the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Auto Insurance Study. With an overall score of 881, USAA scored above 45 other property and casualty insurance companies included in the study. This is the 23rd year in a row that USAA has achieved the highest score for auto insurance satisfaction. USAA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: J.D. Power, USAA

Verisk Launches First Notice of Loss Service

June 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Property/casualty insurers using Verisk’s (NASDAQ:VRSK) ClaimSearch solution can now append certain missing information with insurer-contributed first notice of loss (FNOL) data to help process claims faster and more efficiently. As part of the existing ClaimSearch service, the new FNOL initiative will leverage Verisk claims data to augment carriers’ own FNOL contributed information. The latest efficiency […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: First Notice of Loss, FNOL, Verisk

US Department of Labor Recovers Over $47,000 in Back Wages for Utah Collision Repair Shop Employees Misclassified as Independent Contractors

June 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto body repair shop failed to pay workers correctly for hours over 40 in a workweek. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced it found a Utah body shop improperly classified employees as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime. According to the DOL, Sandpiper Autobody in Pleasant Grove, Utah misclassified […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Labor, Overtime, Utah

Fall HD Repair Forum September 26-27 in Cleveland

June 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Fall 2022 HD Repair Forum is scheduled for September 26-27 in Cleveland, Ohio. The meeting is co-located with the American Trucking Association’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) fall meetings. And National Technician Skills Competitions. Additional details and registration for the event will be available in July. HD Repair Forum conferences are designed for those […]

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

Registration Open for I-CAR 5-Day EV Hands-On Skills Course

June 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), continues to expand its Electric Vehicle curriculum with a first-ever, 5-Day Electric Vehicle (EV) Hands-On Skills Development course at I-CAR’s new Chicago Technical Center (CTC) in Vernon Hills, Ill. The new EV hands-on course, taught by I-CAR’s bench of EV experts, will serve as the capstone to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, I-CAR, Technical Training

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