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Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Louisiana

October 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Gonzales, La. The location previously operated as Precision Collision Center since being built 19 years ago. Gonzales is known as the “Jambalaya Capital of the World” as a result of its well-known annual Jambalaya Festival attended by more […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Louisiana

I-CAR Plans to Finalize New Governance Structure at November Membership Meeting

October 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, (I-CAR) announced it plans to vote on its new governance structure, that was announced last April, at its upcoming membership meeting on November 7 held in Las Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA show. The training organization is an Illinois corporation that was founded in 1979 to develop […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: I-CAR

NADA Urges Congress to Pass New North American Trade Pact

October 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) 2019 Chairman Charlie Gilchrist announced October 8 the organization’s support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) at the Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit, Mich. The USMCA was signed last November by the United States, Canada and Mexico and the new trade agreement is designed to replace the North American […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: NAFTA, National Automobile Dealers Association, Tariffs, USMCA

I-CAR Launches Enhanced Curriculum and Recognition Programs

October 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Gold Class Transition

Gold Class businesses and individuals who achieved Platinum recognition by October 1 grandfathered into new program with multi-year transition period. I-CAR announced the official launch of the enhancements to its core education and recognition programs that the non-profit training organization has been working on for the last few years. The changes include enhanced courses and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Gold Class, I-CAR

CCC Enables Collision Repair Facilities to Reach 1 Million Monthly Customer Engagement Milestone

October 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that a new customer engagement milestone was reached through its CCC ONE Platform. In the third quarter, CCC ONE powered nearly three million unique digital connections, one million in a single month, and enabled collision repair facilities to exchange more than 13 million individual messages with the customers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC

NASTF Finalizes Details for November 6 General Meeting in Las Vegas

October 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) announced the final details for its fall general meeting. The meeting will begin on November 6 1:30 pm in the Venetian, Casanova Room 606-607. AAPEX registration is NOT required to attend the NASTF general meeting sessions. Before the start of the meeting, NASTF will host a special security […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Automotive Service Task Force

IAA Expands Davenport, Iowa Branch Capacity

October 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announces increased capacity of its Davenport, Iowa, branch. This investment increases the branch’s inventory space by more than 20 percent. The IAA Davenport branch is one of two IAA branches in Iowa.  “This expansion provides additional space to meet market demand in this region,” said John Kett, Chief Executive Officer and President […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Iowa, Openings

Axalta Mobile Training Reaches Milestone 20,000 Refinishers in Latin America

October 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) celebrated reaching a milestone of 20,000 automotive refinish workers at more than 950 body shops trained through the ‘Axalta on Tour’ program today, which brings free specialized training to body shops in Mexico and Latin America. Since 2016, Axalta’s experts have traveled through every corner of Mexico, Colombia and Argentina to train refinishers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Latin America, Technical Training

Small Business Optimism Down 1.3 Points in September

October 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index September 2019

Optimism remains near historic high levels. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business Optimism Index maintained a historically solid reading, but took a dip in September, falling 1.3 points to 101.8. September’s figure falls within the top 20% of all readings in the Index’s 46-year history. The survey shows no sign of a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Optimism Index

Volkswagen Announces Free Towing to Certified Collision Repair Facility, Parts Restrictions Starting in January

October 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Volkswagen announced October 1 to its Certified Collision Repair Facility (CCRF) participants that Volkswagen customers, in warranty or not, can receive a free courtesy tow to the nearest VW certified collision center. Starting in January 2020, Volkswagen customers who are subscribed to its Car-Net service will have access automatically, or they can call Volkswagen Roadside […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: OEM Certification, OEM Parts, Towing, Volkswagen

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