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Fourth of July Road Trips Up 4.3% According to AAA

July 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA July 4 2019 Travel Forecast

Nearly 2 million more travelers than last year planning July 4 getaways. More Americans than ever recorded by AAA, nearly 49 million, are making plans to honor the red, white and blue with an Independence Day getaway this year. (AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000.) Overall travel volume for the holiday is expected to […]

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BASF Partners with Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute on New Training Facility

July 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF Partners with Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute

The Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI) in partnership with BASF opened a state-of-the-art spray-painting vocational training center for automotive refinishing at Zayed Military City in Abu Dhabi. BASF’s partnership with ADVETI and its support of WorldSkills and Emirates Skills is part of the company’s commitment to contributing to the UAE’s countrywide efforts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abu Dhabi, BASF, Middle East, Openings, Training Center

LexisNexis Settles Multistate Lawsuit over Resale of Vehicle Accident Reports

July 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and several of its affiliates have agreed to settle a $5.8 million multistate lawsuit over claims that the company knowingly failed to pay contractually agreed fees for the resale of vehicle accident reports it obtained from law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and other states. Massachusetts will receive approximately $750,000 as part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Illinois, Lawsuits, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Tennessee

IAA Announces Board of Directors

July 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced the members of its Board of Directors following the company’s recent spin-off from KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR). John P. Larson has been named Chairman of the Board of IAA. Larson had served as the Lead Independent Director of KAR Auction Services since June 2014 and has been Chief Executive Officer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Insurance Auto Auctions, People

Boyd Group Reports Cyberattack

July 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) announced that on June 27 it detected a ransomware attack on a subset of its information technology systems. Upon detection, steps were immediately taken to contain and mitigate any potential impact to Boyd’s data and to operations as well as to start the recovery process. At present, there is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Cybersecurity

Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Completes Acquisition of SHB Hire

July 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Romsey-based SHB Hire, which operates a fleet of more than 18,500 commercial vehicles. Enterprise will now begin an integration process to create one of the UK’s largest and most diverse commercial vehicle rental businesses, with a combined fleet of more than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, United Kingdom

BASF Supports U.S. Competitor at WorldSkills Competition

July 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF announced it is supporting 2018 SkillsUSA winner Dylan Wertz who will represent the United States at the 2019 WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia. Private training on Glasurit was provided for Wertz at BASF’s training center in Whitehouse, Ohio, a key component to his success. He will continue his preparation for the event at another […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BASF, SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competition

CARSTAR Conference Next Week in Chicago

July 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, will host the CARSTAR Acceleration 2019 conference, July 10-12, on the shores of Lake Michigan at the Hilton Chicago. The 2019 CARSTAR conference is the third annual North American event which integrates the U.S. and Canadian conferences. More than 1,000 CARSTAR franchise partners from across North America, corporate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, CARSTAR

I-CAR Launches Neutral Collision Repair Shop Locator

July 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

BodyShopology.com

Initially includes information on Gold Class collision repair centers as well as Farmers Insurance and Ford Motor Company network facilities. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced the launch of BodyShopology.com, an industry-neutral locator that connects motorists with trained and credentialed collision repair shops close to home, all by entering a ZIP Code. […]

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SkillsUSA Automotive Refinish, Collision Damage Appraisal and Collision Repair 2019 Medalists Named

July 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

SkillsUSA 2019 Competition

The winners of the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships in Automotive Refinishing Technology, Collision Repair Technology and the Collision Damage Appraisal competition were announced Friday evening, June 28, at the Awards Ceremony of SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The Conference was held June 22-June 28 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The 2019 medalists […]

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