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Axalta Sells Its 60,000th Spectrophotometer

September 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta spectrophotometer

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) today announced that it has sold its 60,000th spectrophotometer, with 10,000 sold in the past 15 months. The company attributes the rapid increase in recent sales mainly to a strong global digitization trend. These increasingly popular handheld digital tools are an accurate and fast way of color matching that boost the […]

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AAA Reports Annual Cost of Vehicle Ownership Rises to $9,282 on Higher Financing Costs

September 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 AAA Cost of Vehicle Ownership by Vehicle Type

It’s going to cost more for those looking to buy a new car this year. Finance costs on new car purchases have jumped 24% in 2019, according to new AAA research, pushing the average annual cost of vehicle ownership to $9,282, or $773.50 a month. That’s the highest cost associated with new vehicle ownership since […]

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Root Insurance Raises $350 Million in Latest Funding Round

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root Insurance announced it raised $350 million in Series E funding. Root has now raised a total of $523 million in funding, with an additional $100 million in debt financing. This latest round, led by DST Global and Coatue, raises Root’s valuation to $3.65 billion and provides additional capital to accelerate growth in existing markets […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Private Equity, Root Insurance

Tractable Announces AI Photo Appraisal Partnerships

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tractable announced a series of industry partnerships to bring artificial intelligence (AI) photo appraisal to the North America auto collision repair and claim ecosystem, following requests from North American insurers. Key partners include Thatcham Research, LKQ Corporation, and the Automotive Body Parts Association, among others.  The new collaborations combine Tractable’s AI algorithms with industry data […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Photo Appraisal, Tractable

IBIS 20th Anniversary Global Summit June 8-10 in Monaco

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IBIS 2020 Banner

Monaco is the location for the IBIS Global Summit 2020 taking place from June 8-10 at the Le Méridien Plaza hotel. The event marks the 20th anniversary of the IBIS Global Summit series. The theme for next year’s event is Tomorrow’s world, today or Le monde de demain, aujourd’hui. The collision industry’s world influencers, decision […]

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California Insurance Commissioner Now Under Fire Over Use of Public Funds for Housing

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CWD Lara Letter

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara who apologized last week for taking reelection campaign donations from insurance industry executives and their families is under the spotlight again. Following a report in Politico that Insurance Commissioner Lara billed the state for his Sacramento apartment,  a consumer group has called on California officials to investigate to determine the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Fraud, Insurance Commissioner

AASP Massachusetts Urge Members Support 1963 Consent Decree

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is urging its membership and collision repair industry members throughout the country to oppose the Department of Justice’s proposed termination of US v. Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, et al, commonly referred to in the collision repair industry as the 1963 Consent Decree. The association […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, AASP/MA, U.S. DOJ

Mitchell Third Quarter Industry Trends Report Examines Claim Automation, Economic Trends Impacting Claims and Collision Repair

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell International today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the third quarter of 2019. In this quarter’s report, Mitchell executives share insights on leveraging emerging claims technology to improve strategic decision-making. The report also looks at how current positive economic trends coupled with the growing cost and value of cars are increasing the frequency […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Claims Technology, Industry Trends Report, Mitchell International

Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center to Network Inside London’s M25 Corridor

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced its fifth new franchisee from within the M25 corridor surrounding London since the start of the year. H&L Motors (Heathrow) Ltd is the latest collision repair center to join the network and will now operate as Fix Auto Heathrow.   The 18,000 sq. ft. three-unit repair center in Hanworth was first opened […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, Network Affiliations, United Kingdom

Boyd Group Acquires Four Collision Repair Centers in Indiana and Kentucky

September 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a multi-store operation consisting of four collision repair centers with three in Indiana and one in Kentucky. These new Gerber Collision & Glass locations previously operated as Lefler Collision & Glass, originating in the 1950s, with the most recent opening in 2015. Two of the collision repair […]

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

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