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Five Collision Repair Shops Charged with Operating Insurance Fraud Ring in New York State

December 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The District Attorney in Westchester County, New York, Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., announced the takedown of “Operation Sledgehammer”, an alleged insurance fraud enterprise operating in lower Westchester and the Bronx, following a nearly two-year long investigation. Five registered automotive repair businesses and nine defendants were charged with Enterprise Corruption for defrauding insurance companies by enhancing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits, New York State

David Goldstein Named Chief Operations Officer at Caliber

December 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Caliber announced that its current Chief Talent Officer, David Goldstein, has been appointed Chief Operations Officer. Goldstein will move into his new position on January 1st in conjunction with the recently announced transitions of Steve Grimshaw from CEO to full-time Executive Chairman and Mark Sanders to President and CEO. “As Caliber’s Chief Talent Officer, Dave […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Caliber Collision Centers, People

Jim Porcari Named to Board at Original One Parts

December 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Original One Parts LLC announced that Jim Porcari, Founder and Managing Partner of Insurance Resources International, LLC will be joining its board of directors. Porcari has extensive experience in the auto physical damage claims and repair industries having served as the executive claims leader for five insurance company acquisitions and seven claims department integrations in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Original One Parts, People

Boyd Group Acquires 1st Certified Collision Centers in California

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds 10 collision repair facilities and one intake center in Southern California The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of 11 locations in California. Included in the acquisition are 10 repair centers and one intake center in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino in southern California, east of Los Angeles. Originating with two repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1st Certified Collision Centers, Acquisitions, Boyd Group, California

LKQ Parts Donation Benefits Collision Repair School in Southwestern New York State

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Donates Parts to CA BOCES

Students in the Collision Repair and Auto Body Technology programs at CA BOCES in Belmont, Ellicottville, and Olean, N.Y. recently benefitted from a donation from LKQ Corporation. Several times a year, the LKQ location in Cheektowaga donates outer body panels and various automotive parts that are delivered to CA BOCES centers for student hands-on learning […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Donations, LKQ Corporation, New York State

Axalta Receives Quality Supplier Award from Daimler Truck

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

 (NYSE: AXTA) announced it received the Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) 2019 Masters of Quality supplier award. The award marks Axalta’s 21st win and 10th consecutive. The award honors top suppliers of components and services to Freightliner and Western Star brand trucks. “We are honored to receive this elite award from Daimler Trucks North […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Axalta Coating Systems, Daimler

BASF’s RODIM Brand Receives BMW Approval in 44 Countries

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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BASF’s RODIM brand has been approved in 44 countries around the world For the next two years, BASF becomes a preferred partner for the sales of paint related products (PRP) to the BMW global refinish network. RODIM joins BASF’s premium refinish brands Glasurit and R-M that are existing preferred partners for the supply of paint […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, BASF, BMW

Tradiebot Pilots Virtual Collision Repair and Refinish Skills Training VR Console in Australia

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tradiebot has teamed up with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education in Australia and key collision repair industry partners to launch Ready, Tradie Go!, a digital skills high school program designed to engage the next generation of automotive apprentices using the latest Virtual Reality (VR) technology and a mobile app developed by the Australian […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Apprentice Program, Australia, Axalta Coating Systems, Career and Technical Education, Technical Training, Tradiebot Industries, Virtual Reality

Three Fewer Selling Days Lead to Lower Light Vehicle Sales in November

December 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

November 2020 Light Vehicle Sales

LMC Automotive lowers its December projection, but increases 2021 sales forecast. Even with December reduction, month is expected to be above 2019. Light Vehicle sales in the US were negatively impacted by calendar effects this November. Three fewer selling days made it the shortest month of 2020, with sales falling to 1.19 million units, a […]

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

AirPro Diagnostics Partners with adasThink to Deliver Estimate Analysis Technology

December 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced a strategic partnership to deliver adasThink technology that helps collision repair facilities identify required ADAS calibrations to its customers at no additional cost.  AirPro Diagnostics will offer the adasThink technology integrated into its cloud-based diagnostic platform to elevate the ease of access for shops to identify vehicles requiring ADAS calibrations across the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adasThink, Agreements Signed, AirPro Diagnostics

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