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Auto Club Enterprises Earns I-CAR Gold Class

August 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced that it has awarded Insurance Gold Class business recognition at the corporate level to Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group. The insurer’s appraiser staff completed the Auto Physical Damage Appraiser (APDA) training requirements in I-CAR’s Professional Development Program (PDP), therefore achieving corporate Insurance Gold Class.  Auto Club […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group, Gold Class, I-CAR

Collision Repair Education Foundation 2021 Golf Fundraiser Set for July 13

August 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will be hosting its’ annual summer golf fundraiser on Tuesday, July 13th 2021, which and will take place in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in conjunction with regularly scheduled industry meetings. Registrants will enjoy a day of lunch, golf, and a dinner reception at the semi-private Stonewater Golf Course, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Golf Outing

U.S. Justice Department Sues Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember

August 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida alleging that Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off a car belonging to a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was deployed overseas.  The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Towing, U.S. DOJ

AutoNation to Discontinue Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Business

August 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sales of non-OEM collision parts represented less than 1% of parts and service gross profit in first half of year. AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) announced it will close its aftermarket collision parts business, referred to as AutoNation Collision Parts (ACP) by the end of 2020. The ACP business represented less than 1% of AutoNation’s Parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AutoNation, Non-OEM Parts

Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in North Carolina

August 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Cornelius, N.C. The location previously operated as a dealer collision center. Cornelius is a suburb of Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, and is located along Lake Norman, the largest man-made body of fresh water in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, North Carolina, Openings

Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Midland, Ontario

August 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Midland in Midland, Ont. to its network. Owners Wally Betcher and Gary Betcher have been in the automotive aftermarket industry for 13 years, starting out as auto body technicians. Six years ago, they decided to start a business together and opened a collision repair center.  “We […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Fix Auto Canada, Network Affiliations, Ontario

Key Choice Collision Centers Opens Network Membership in Midwest

August 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Key Choice Collision Centers announced it is looking for potential new collision repair center partners in the Midwest region for the first time in this network’s 13 year history.   Founded in 2005 by a group of collision repair shop owners in the region, they have developed a working infrastructure that has proven to be a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Keychoice Collision Centers

Safelite Solutions Cancels Partnership with Westhill

August 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite announced that is was dissolving the relationship with Westhill Inc. that was announced in January. As part of the move, Tom Feeney, President and CEO of Safelite, is resigning his board position. Westhill Inc. is an Atlanta-based digital solutions company serving the property and casualty insurance industry. Feeney said, “Over the past few months, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Safelite

Service King Selects CCC for Parts eCommerce

August 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King transitions systemwide to CCC ONE Repair Management Technology and the CCC Parts Network. CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced that Service King Collision has named CCC its parts eCommerce provider. Part of the CCC ONE repair management platform, CCC Parts connects collision repairers to an extensive network of parts suppliers, streamlining parts ordering […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, CCC Information Services, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Mitchell Announces Glass Claims and Repair Management Solution

August 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell announced the availability of the Mitchell Cloud Glass solution, a glass repair and replacement system that directly links OEM repair procedures found in the Mitchell TechAdvisor database to National Auto Glass Specifications (NAGS). This—combined with Mitchell’s diagnostic and calibration tools—is designed to save technicians time and help ensure proper, safe repair of vehicle windshields, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mitchell International

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