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Early-Bird Registration Open of September CIECA CONNEX Conference

May 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CONNEX 2021 logo

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that early-bird registration is now open for its annual conference—CONNEX 2021. The in-person event is being held in Charlotte, N.C., September 14-16. In addition to a line-up of top industry speakers, there will be networking opportunities, a vehicle gifting by the National Auto Body Council (NABC) as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association

FTC Report to Congress Examines Anti-Competitive Repair Restrictions

May 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nixing the Fix Report

Report recommends ways to expand consumers’ repair options, including more enforcement, and use of voluntary agreements between manufacturers and independent repairers. In a new report to Congress, the Federal Trade Commission identifies numerous types of repair restrictions across industries such as mobile phones and automobiles. Concerns raised in the report and by proponents of an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, CAR Coalition, Federal Trade Commission, legislation, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts, Regulations, Right to Repair, Safelite

Women’s Industry Network Announces Scholarship Recipients

May 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has announced 11 new recipients to receive the 2021 WIN College Student Tuition and Conference Scholarship Award. This scholarship is presented annually to deserving students enrolled in a post-secondary collision repair technology program. Each recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship to continue their post-secondary education in collision repair and complimentary registration […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Scholarships, Women's Industry Network

Collision Industry Foundation Online Silent Auction Ends Today at 3PM

May 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) virtual silent auction will remain open for bidding through until 3 p.m. (EDT) today, Friday, May 7. Registration for the event is available online. There are up to 30 items to bid on, with something for everyone. Bid on sports memorabilia like autographed items by Joe Namath, Pete Rose, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Foundation, Fundraiser

Crash Champions Acquires 8 Collision Repair Centers Across the Midwest

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced it closed out the month of April with the acquisition of eight collision repair shops in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. These acquisitions complement Crash Champions’ earlier purchase of nine repair shops located throughout the Midwestern market earlier this year. In East Moline, Illinois, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of Collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin

TuSimple and Liberty Mutual Insurance Partner to Study the Safety Benefits of Autonomous Trucks

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP), a global self-driving technology company based in San Diego, California, and Liberty Mutual Insurance, the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer, announced a partnership to assess the comparative safety of autonomous trucks. TuSimple and Liberty Mutual will work together to better understand how autonomous technologies perform in comparison to the same types […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, Heavy Duty Trucks, Liberty Mutual Insurance, TuSimple

Boyd Group Acquires Three Collision Repair Centers in Wisconsin and North Carolina

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds locations in two separate transactions. The Boyd Group announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in North Carolina and one in Wisconsin in two separate transactions. The two North Carolina locations operated as Overton Body Shop, founded in 1980 with an opening in Southern Pines followed by the addition of Sanford in 2019. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, North Carolina, Wisconsin

US Light Vehicle Sales Shatter Projections in April

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

US Light Vehicle Sales April 2021

Sales at an annual selling rate above 18 million units for the second consecutive month. US Light Vehicle sales broke records once again in April, according to LMC Automotive, the independent automotive global forecasting and market intelligence company. Light Vehicle sales totaled 1.54 million units, the highest volume for the month of April ever. At […]

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

Wesco Group Acquires Ogden Auto Color

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Wesco Group, the paint, body and equipment distributor in the Western U.S. and Canada, announced Ogden Auto Color has joined the Wesco family of companies. Ogden Auto Color is based out of Ogden, Utah with three locations serving the state out of Ogden, Salt Lake City and Orem. Ogden Auto Color was founded in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, PBE Distributor, Utah, Wesco

CSN Adds Five Collision Repair Facilities to Network in April

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN Collision Centres announced it signed five new locations in Canada during April. The additions come as CSN looks to solidify itself as the preferred option for independent and banner repairers who are interested in joining a network to secure their future in the increasingly competitive collision industry. “We know that our model works and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations, Ontario, Quebec

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