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Jimmy Spears Named Head of Automotive at Tractable North America

March 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tractable is delighted to announce that Jimmy Spears will join its North America organization as Head of Automotive. Spears joins Tractable after 30+ years working in the insurance and automotive industry, where he led USAA’s Auto Claims Experience and Global Auto Physical Damage operations and strategy, and the Strategic Initiatives team at Farmers Insurance. At […]

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Small Business Owners Remained Optimistic in February

March 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index February 2020

NFIB Optimism Index showed small businesses were thriving but NFIB Research Center continues monitoring coronavirus impact. Small business owners expressed slightly higher levels of optimism in February with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index moving up 0.2 points to 104.5, a reading among the top 10 percent in the 46-year history of […]

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

TechForce Foundation Announces 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards

March 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards logo

Nominations are now open for TechForce Foundation’s annual FutureTechs Rock Awards. TechForce created this award to honor our student community and recognize those who have a promising future and will shape the transportation industry. More information and a nomination form are available online. Nominations are open through 4 p.m. (PDT) on March 24. There will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

IBIS USA April 2 Meeting Will Be Held as On-Line Webinar

March 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

As a result of the coronavirus, the organizers of IBIS USA announced the event, originally planned to be held in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 1-2 will now be held as a webinar on April 2 instead. According to the organizers, this will ensure a good degree of continuity as we deliver much of the planned […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Florida, IBIS USA

NABC Postpones Texas Golf Fundraiser to May 27

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council announced it has decided to postpone its upcoming NABC Dallas Lone Star Pars for Cars golf fundraiser on April 2, along with the April NABC Dallas board meeting scheduled for April 1 due to travel restrictions for many of the event participants and concerns over the Corona virus. We are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Golf Outing, National Auto Body Council, Texas

ABPA Releases Statement on Supreme Court Ruling

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

As CollisionWeek reported yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by the Automotive Body Part Association (ABPA) to review a lower court ruling against the association in its design patent lawsuit against Ford. The ABPA released a statement in response to the ruling. According to the ABPA, “On March 9, 2020, the United States […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court

Toyota Announces Certified Collision Centers of the Year Recipients

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the 18th consecutive year, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA), has awarded three collision centers as Toyota Certified Collision Centers (TCCC) of the Year. This national award is based on a 12-month evaluation of customer satisfaction, collision sales growth, employee certifications, and benchmark achievements. The recipients are: Balise Collision Center/Balise Toyota of Warwick, Warwick, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, OEM Certification, Toyota Motor Sales

Mitchell 1st Quarter Industry Trends Report Examines Electric Vehicle Impact on Claims

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell International released its Auto Physical Damage edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the first quarter of 2020. Mitchell executives share insights on challenges that insurance executives face in the auto collision damage/electric vehicle market. Market trends continue to show more signs of acceptance of electrification, but carriers face increasing price pressures because […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Industry Trends Report, Mitchell International

AASP/NJ President Details Decision to Postpone Northeast Trade Show

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Several hours prior to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declaring a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced that the NORTHEAST 2020 Automotive Services Show would be rescheduled from original dates March 20-22 to August 21-23 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Northeast Trade Show

Boyd Group Acquires 14 Collision Repair Centers in Michigan and Indiana

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of 14 collision repair centers in Michigan (8 locations) and Indiana (6 locations). The new Gerber Collision & Glass shops were previously branded as Vision Collision, 14/69 Auto Body, Angola Collision Services and Mcfall’s Collision & Frame Service in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Lansing, Michigan, areas. Ft. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Indiana, Michigan

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