CARSTAR has reorganized its leadership and reporting structures following its sale to Driven Brand by Roark Capital. Last week, Jose Costa, Group President, of Driven Brands Paint & Collision Division, announced in an email the departure of CARSTAR CEO David Byers as part of the reorganization of the collision repair facility franchisor. CARSTAR was acquired […]
Wholesale Used Truck Prices Up Over 8% in October versus 2014
While cars and crossover prices declined compared to last year, used truck price increases more than offset the declines overall. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices, October average wholesale prices were driven up largely by increases in truck prices. Still, wholesale values were solid in most model year and […]
OEM Interior Parts Supplier Fined $2.35 Million for Price Fixing
INOAC Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.35 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids on certain plastic interior trim automotive parts installed in Toyota cars sold to U.S. consumers. According to the felony charge filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court of […]
MEMA, AASA Fight Back Against Online Counterfeit Parts
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) is urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to stem the tide of counterfeit motor vehicle parts flooding the Internet by listing certain sites known to traffic in counterfeit goods on its annual Notorious Market Report. “Online sales of counterfeit parts are a growing problem for […]
Car-Part Pro Adds Part Images
Collision repairers and auto insurers can now see images of actual parts available from vehicle recyclers while shopping in the Car-Part Pro marketplace and in the newly redesigned Car-Part Pro app. Jeff Schroder, CEO of Car-Part.com, made the announcements recently at the Car-Part Industry Conference, “The addition of Part Images is a big step in […]
Lift Institute Certification Event Expands Inspector Ranks
More Than 70 Inspectors Perform 833 Lift Inspections on Path Toward ALI Certification Nearly 100 people worked toward Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Lift Inspector Certification during the “Five Days to Victory” event held on the Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas Nov. 1-5. The event, sponsored by ALI member manufacturers […]
Wisconsin Passes Collision Repair Shop Choice Law
Collision repair consumers now have same legal protection of repair facility choice that glass repair consumers have had in Wisconsin since 1991. On November 11, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed an act, 2015 Wisconsin Act 93, prohibiting an insurance company from requiring in an auto insurance policy that repairs to a motor vehicle are made […]
National Auto Body Council Elects 2016 Board & Officers
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced its new Officers and Board members for its 2016 Board of Directors. Executive Committee officers elected at NABC’s recent Annual Meeting in Las Vegas are; Domenic Brusco, Chairman (PPG Automotive Refinish) Jeff Peevy, Vice Chair of Community Involvement (Automotive Management Institute) Elizabeth Clark, Vice Chair of Industry Relations […]
PPG Sponsors Women’s Industry Network
PPG (NYSE:PPG) has become a gold-level sponsor of the Women’s Industry Network (WIN), the nonprofit organization based in Leesburg, Va. dedicated to encouraging, developing and cultivating opportunities to attract women to the collision repair industry. “PPG is proud to support WIN,” said Greg DeCamp, general manager—collision, U.S. and Canada, PPG Automotive Refinish. “WIN’s slogan is […]
Fix Auto Announces New Board of Directors
Steve Leal, President and CEO of Fix Auto Canada and Fix Auto World announced Fix Auto’s new board of directors, effective immediately. According to Leal the new board is part of a restructuring to enable the organization’s growth strategy in both Canada and Internationally. In July, Leal announced that Fix Auto had secured aan investment […]
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