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Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Reading

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced that Reading Accident Repairs co-owner Paul Carkett has joined its network. Along with business partner David Benjamin, the duo will now operate as Fix Auto Reading. Carket, who bought the business from its founder in 2003, said, “I’ve long followed Fix Auto UK’s progression and kept a keen eye on how […]

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

Subaru Sells One-Millionth Vehicle With EyeSight Driver Assist Technology

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America, Inc. announced the sale of its one-millionth vehicle equipped with award-winning EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. Introduced in 2012, EyeSight is available across Subaru model lines. The company’s consistent annual sales growth allowed it to accomplish the milestone in six years.  “Subaru has achieved 10 consecutive years of sales growth in the United […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Collision Avoidance, Subaru

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New Jersey

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Creative Auto Body

CARSTAR announced the opening of new CARSTAR location in the Philadelphia area. CARSTAR Creative Auto Body has two operating facilities located at 409 East 1st Ave. and 137-139 E 1st Ave. in Roselle, N.J. Fernando Rebelo, owner of CARSTAR Creative Auto Body, opened the facility in 1997. Fernando eventually grew the operations into two adjacent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, New Jersey

JHCC Employee Hurricane Relief GoFundMe Launched

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched for Joe Hudson Collision Center (JHCC) employees to assist in their recovery following Hurricane Michael. According to the the fundraiser, Joe Hudson Collision Center employees sustained damage to their homes while others lost absolutely everything. The purpose of this GoFundMe page is to raise money to help these  employees […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hurricane Relief, Joe Hudson's Collision Center

AutoClaims Direct Launches AI Damage Detection Technology

October 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AutoClaims Direct (ACD) announced the release of artificial intelligence (AI) powered damage detection technology embedded within the company’s claims workflow platform, AutoLink. AutoLink’s built-in AI engine now empowers insurers, desk auditors and estimators with the capability of damage detection in all types of vehicle losses. The technology works with traditional appraisals, ACD’s Self(ie) photo estimating […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACD, Artificial Intelligence, Photo Estimating

Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Net Income More Than Doubles to $34 Billion in First-Half 2018

October 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

PCI First Half 2018 Net Income

Lower catastrophe losses and growing premiums drive profits higher. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5 billion in first-half 2017, with the help of lower catastrophe losses, growing premiums, and an increase in investment income, according to ISO, a Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, Property Casualty Insurance

Sherwin-Williams Announces Fourth Quarter Training Schedule

October 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sherwin-Williams Q4 2018 Training Schedule

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has introduced a comprehensive set of training opportunities collision repair industry professionals during the fourth quarter. “With the release of our new Ultra 9K Waterborne Basecoat System, we want to make sure shop owners are able to maximize the benefits of using it,” says Rod Habel, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Director of Training […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Sherwin-Williams, Training Schedule

New Jersey Kicks Off Insurance Fraud Awareness Month with Ad Campaign Urging the Public to Report Fraud

October 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NJ Insurance Fraud Billboard

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) Insurance Fraud Awareness announced the launch of an advertising campaign urging the public to report insurance fraud and put a stop to a crime that costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year. The initiative, which coincides with October’s Insurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Fraud, New Jersey

ASE Training Managers Council Announces 2018 Award Winners

October 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) announced the 2018 winners of the prestigious ATMC National Excellence in Training Awards, naming the submission by Motor Coach Industries as the Grand Award winner, with awards also going to Bridgestone Retail Operations and to Shell Oil Company. Winning the Grand Award for the second year in a row, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE Training Managers Council, Awards

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Illinois and Washington State

October 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds new Gerber locations in Kennewick, Washington and Springfield, Illinois. The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in separate transactions. The Boyd Group announced the October 10, opening of a new Gerber collision repair location in Kennewick, Wash. This location previously operated as SonShine Collision Services and has served […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Illinois, Washington State

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