The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is celebrating its’ 30th anniversary in 2021 and will be ramping up efforts to support high school and college collision programs, students, and instructors nationwide. As collision school instructors across the country face limiting program budgets and industry expectations of graduating properly trained, entry-level students, now more than ever […]
AASP-MN Auto Service and Collision Repair Scholarship Applications Open
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary auto service or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their first or second year of an ASE-accredited automotive program […]
Camron Wilson Named to Newly Created Role of VP of Education and Training at NADA
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has appointed Camron Wilson to Vice President of Education and Training. In this newly-created role, Wilson will lead all of NADA’s education and training efforts, including professional series, tailored training and program development, and oversee operations of the NADA/ATD Academy. Michael Hayes remains the NADA Academy Chair and will […]
Massachusetts Auto Dealer Pays $1 Million for Exploiting State Unemployment System During Pandemic
According to Commonwealth Attorney General, company encouraged furloughed employees who were collecting state unemployment benefits to work without pay. Massachusetts car dealer Colonial Automotive Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million in penalties to settle claims that it took advantage of state unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Following […]
ASE Announces New Officers, Board Members
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has announced the officers and board members for the coming year, according to Tim Zilke, ASE president and CEO. Mark Polke, Bosch Workshop Concepts, North America, Robert Bosch LLC will serve as chairman and Brad Pellman, Pellman’s Automotive as vice chairman. Homer Hogg, Travel Centers of America […]
CSN Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Saskatchewan
CSN Collision Centres announced the addition of CSN Klassen, a 12,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan to its network. The facility was acquired by the Lift Auto Group, its first facility in the province of Saskatchewan. “We believe Saskatchewan is an ideal region to continue to grow our portfolio of high-quality […]
Boyd Group Acquires Michigan Collision Repair Center
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Wyandotte, Mich. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Eureka Body & Fender and has serviced the market for 47 years. Located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit River, Wyandotte is approximately 11 miles south of Detroit and 10 […]
I-CAR Details Updated COVID-19 Policies
Provides update to industry relief program launched last year in response to the coronavirus. In an open letter John Van Alstyne, CEO and President of the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) on January 15, he detailed the non-profit training organization’s 2021 Industry Relief program to support the collision repair industry. “I-CAR was built […]
Microsoft Invests $2 Billion in Cruise to Commercialize Self-Driving Vehicles
Cruise and General Motors today announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner, and more accessible world for everyone. […]
NHTSA Exempts Autonomous Vehicles That Do Not Carry Passengers from Crashworthiness Standards
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on January 14 issued a final rule to modernize numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and clarify ambiguities in current occupant protection standards for vehicles equipped with automated driving systems that are designed without traditional manual driver controls. The rule amends several crashworthiness regulations to […]
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