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Renee Cacchillo Named Safelite Group President, Tom Feeney Appointed Executive Chairman for Belron North America

September 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Safelite Group announced Renee Cacchillo as its next President and CEO. Tom Feeney, who has been Safelite’s CEO since 2008, will become Executive Chairman of Belron North America. Cacchillo and Feeney will assume their new roles as of December 6. “Renee is the right person to serve as Safelite’s CEO at this pivotal moment,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Belron, People, Safelite

IAA Adds New Colorado Branch and Relocates in South Carolina

September 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced a new branch, located in Colorado Springs, Colo., bringing the total number of branches in the state to four. The new branch will provide increased service in the southern part of the state. In addition, the company has relocated and expanded its IAA Lexington, S.C. branch to meet growing demand […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Colorado, Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, South Carolina

PPG To Launch End-to-End Digital Solution for Global Refinish Industry

September 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it will begin a phased launch of PPG LINQ – its new end-to-end digital solution for global automotive refinish customers. PPG used its broad, cross-industry expertise as a global leader in automotive coatings and digital color matching technologies to develop the industry leading connectivity platform, which is designed to improve […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries

Tractable Announces New AI-enabled Vehicle Inspection Solution

September 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tractable announced the launch of AI Inspection, a new solution that accurately assesses the external condition of a vehicle’s body within minutes AI Inspection allows anyone with a smartphone to quickly and easily assess a vehicle through a mobile-friendly web-based app, in the time it takes to simply walk once around the car, regardless of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Tractable

3M Workers in South Dakota Made 1 Billion N95s During Pandemic

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reached milestone in 20 months since pandemic began. When 3M Aberdeen, S.D., got the call to ramp-up production of N95 respirators in January 2020 to help respond to the pandemic, the scale of the work ahead was massive. But by adding hundreds of people and expanding the plant and production lines, Aberdeen helped bring monthly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Coronavirus, South Dakota

NOVUS Glass Adds Location in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

NOVUS Glass reinforced its presence in Canada with the opening of a new location in Quebec’s St-Hyacinthe region. NOVUS Glass St-Hyacinthe is another milestone in the aftermarket legacy of entrepreneur Real Arcand, who has been associated with Fix Network since 2011 and successfully operates six major Fix Auto facilities – all in Quebec. The locations […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Fix Network Canada, Network Affiliations, Novus Glass, Quebec

Nationwide Invests in ADAS Validation Platform Provider Foretellix

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nationwide, the insurance and financial services company is making a venture capital investment in Foretellix, a platform provider automating the testing, verification, and validation for automated driving systems, both ADAS and AV, and ensuring safety. The investment is part of the Israel-based company’s Series B funding round and comes from Nationwide’s $350 million venture capital […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Nationwide, Venture Capital

Subaru Issues Do Not Drive Notice and Recall on Over 800 MY21 Impreza Vehicles Over Control Arm Weld Failure

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America has issued a do not drive notice and recall on select Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. This notice and recall involves 802 Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. A lower control arm weld on the front driver’s side may fail on affected vehicles. If this happens, the tire could contact the wheel well, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls, Subaru

Pennsylvania Maaco Owner Retires After 46 Years

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

As the 112th franchisee of Maaco, Alan Troutman started his journey with Maaco back on July 16, 1975, at his shop in Bethlehem, Pa. Exactly 46 years later to-the-day he officially hung up his Maaco shirt and is excited to start his next chapter.   Troutman s tarted his journey with Maaco after he was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MAACO, Pennsylvania, People

Consumer Sentiment Plunged in August Due to Inflation, Pandemic Concerns, Emotions

August 31, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment August 2021

Index falls below last year’s low when the pandemic first hit. Consumer sentiment fell in August by 13.4% from July after respondents reported the least favorable economic prospects in more than a decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 70.3 in August 2021, sharply below the […]

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

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