The Sherwin-Williams Company announced today that its Board of Directors has elected John G. Morikis to serve as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2016. Morikis, 52, who has served as Sherwin-Williams’ President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2006, will assume the CEO duties currently held by Chairman and CEO Christopher […]
Valspar Supports Artists4Education and Collision Repair Education Foundation
Valspar Automotive will raise funds at the SEMA trade show Nov. 3-6 through Artists4Education and help fund the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). Artists including Ryan Evans of Count’s Kustoms and The History Channel’s Counting Cars, Josh Culver of Culver’s Customs, Ron ‘Flea’ Fleenor, John Wargo of The Custom Shop, Nub of NubGrafix, Jon Kosmoski […]
Strong El Niño Forecast to Influence 2015-2016 Winter Weather
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook favoring cooler and wetter weather in Southern Tier states with above-average temperatures most likely in the West and across the Northern Tier. This year’s El Niño, among the strongest on record, is expected to influence weather and climate patterns this winter by impacting the […]
Ford Drops Price Average of 15% on 141 Collision Repair Parts Added to Truckload Program
Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) has added 141 new parts to its Collision Parts Truckload Program, reducing list prices on those parts by an average of 15 percent. The additions include parts for the popular F-series, Focus, Fusion, Mustang and Explorer vehicle lines. “The Truckload Program has provided a competitive environment for wholesaling dealers, body […]
I-CAR Hosts Hands-On Training for Illinois First Responders
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) hosted a training session to help approximately 40 Illinois first responders learn the best techniques for extricating occupants from the latest vehicles. The event, which provided classroom and hands-on instruction at the I-CAR Training Support Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., is the state’s only First Responder Emergency […]
Hertz Appoints Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Matthew (Matt) Jauchius is joining Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. as executive vice president and chief marketing officer later this month. Jauchius will lead marketing strategy for the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands, including customer experience, e-commerce, loyalty program, customer relationship management, social media and ancillary revenue generation efforts worldwide. Jauchius has nearly 20 years […]
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Increased Slightly in September
The National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism Index was basically unchanged from August to September gaining 0.2 points. The index remains well below the 42 year average. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism was basically unchanged in September, rising only 0.2 points, this after an August gain […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Releases Preliminary 2016 Job Fair Schedule
The Collision Repair Education Foundation is helping connect high school and college collision students across the country with industry employers through its Cars, Careers & Celebrities Expo job fair events. The events are open to all businesses to participate with several different sponsorship and participation levels available. The 2016 Cars, Careers & Celebrities Event Schedule […]
ASA Requests Ohio Shops Support Mechanical Registration
The Ohio Senate’s Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee held a second hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 37. If enacted, S.B. 37 would extend the jurisdiction of the Motor Vehicle Repair Board (MVRB) to include mechanical repairers. Under current law, only collision repair facilities are required to register with the MVRB. This loophole for mechanical repairers […]
ABRA Donates Over $12,000 to Tennessee Children’s Hospital
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, donated over $12,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt located in Nashville, Tennessee. The money was gifted during a check presentation on October 1 from funds raised at ABRA’s fourth annual charity golf outing on August 20th at Gaylord Springs Golf Links. Over 120 golfers and many sponsors […]