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John Bean Becomes WorldSkills Global Partner

October 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

John Bean logo

WorldSkills International announced that John Bean, the wheel alignment and ADAS-calibration equipment supplier, has become a Global Partner. John Bean will support Automobile Technology with Wheel Alignment and Calibration equipment at WorldSkills Shanghai 2021. John Bean’s precision equipment includes Wheel Aligners, ADAS-calibration tools, Tire Changers, Wheel Balancers and Lifts designed and manufactured to the highest […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, John Bean, WorldSkills Competition

Andrea Giunta Named Vice President, Science and Technology, Color at PPG

October 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the appointment of Andrea Giunta as vice president, science and technology (S&T), color, effective Oct. 1. Reporting to David Bem, PPG vice president, S&T and chief technology officer, Giunta will lead the company’s corporate color organization and strategic color direction to enable activities such as automated color matching and digital color renderings. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, PPG Industries

Collision Repair Education Foundation Partners with 90 I-CAR Volunteer Committees on Fundraiser

October 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CREF Collision Cup

Winter virtual golf fundraiser, sponsored by PPG, will benefit local collision repair school programs. To raise additional support for high school and college collision school programs, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will be collaborating with 90 I-CAR Volunteer Committee groups nationwide on a winter virtual golf fundraiser, exclusively sponsored by PPG Automotive. More information […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser, PPG Industries

CSN Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Ontario

October 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN Lew Carlaw

CSN Collision Centres announced the addition of CSN Lew Carlaw in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada to its collision repair network. The Carlaw family has been a staple in the automotive collision repair industry for over 60 years. For the Carlaw family the automotive repair industry is one they know well. Following in the footsteps of the […]

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

AAA Reports Americans Planning Fall Travel with Cautious Optimism

October 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Fall Travel

According to a recent AAA Travel survey, American travelers are making vacation plans through the end of the year, but remain cautiously optimistic about those future plans. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults planning a vacation before the end of the year report some degree of uncertainty they will actually be able to take their vacation. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Travel Forecast

AkzoNobel Named New Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts

October 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel Advance Auto Parts New Vendor of Year Award

AkzoNobel announced that it has been named the New Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts. According to remarks made by Advance during the award presentation, “AkzoNobel has shown the highest level of commitment to training, sales support, marketing support and advancing market share than any vendor in their product category in Advance history.” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advance Auto Parts, AkzoNobel, Vendor Awards

Bosch and Mitchell Collaborate on New Diagnostic Tool

October 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell and Bosch Automotive Service Solutions introduced the MD-500, a new wireless tablet that technicians can use to more efficiently manage the repair process. The MD-500 is the latest addition to the Mitchell Diagnostics product suite and product availability is expected before the end of the year. As vehicle complexity increases, collision repairers must quickly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Bosch, Diagnostics, Mitchell International

CCC Reports Repairable Claims Down Over 22% in September

October 14, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC AutoClaims Snapshot September 2020

Driving and claims continued to be depressed in wake of pandemic. According to the CCC AutoClaims Snapshot for September, repairable appraisal counts for the industry in September 2020 remained down from the same month last year and the decline actually increased compared to August. According to CCC, repairable claims in September were down 22.7% versus […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, Claim Frequency

Mitchell Introduces Extended-Realty Hands-Free Solution for Collision Repair Facilities

October 14, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell Intelligent Vision

Mitchell announced the release of Mitchell Intelligent Vision, the industry’s first Extended Reality (XR) hands-free solution integrated into the collision repair workflow. Introduced last year as a proof of concept, the solution is being featured at the company’s mPower Conference, a virtual event being held this week, and shipping is expected before the end of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Mitchell International

Spanesi Offers Virtual Tour of North American Headquarters

October 14, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Virtual Tour

Spanesi Americas, Inc. introduced its new 360° Virtual Tour of their North American Headquarters.  Designed to feature the entire Spanesi 360° Concept, visitors are able to easily move around the facility to explore Spanesi’s equipment, products and service offerings. Spanesi developed this approach to better serve our customers as industry trade shows continue to be […]

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